Gaikundi [aka Gaikunti, Gaikwundi, Sawos] Classification: Sepik · endangered Description Resources Activity Revitalization Bibliography Suggest a Change Subscribe
Language metadata ALSO KNOWN AS Gaikunti, Gaikwundi, Sawos CLASSIFICATION Sepik, Ndu CODE AUTHORITY ISO 639-3 LANGUAGE CODE gbf DOWNLOAD As csv MORE RESOURCES OLAC search ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Gaikundi is included within Laycock's (1973) "Sawos language", which he admits may consist of multiple languages, noting that "no real dialect surveys have been undertaken". The classifications here follow the survey work of Staalsen (1975). Language information by source Compare Sources (3) Information from: “The Languages of the Sawos Region (New Guinea)” (6-16) . Staalsen, Philip (1975) Information from: “The Languages of the Sawos Region (New Guinea)” (6-16) . Staalsen, Philip (1975) Endangered 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available ~650 Native speakers worldwide DATE OF INFO 1972 PLACES Papua New Guinea LOCATION DESCRIPTION East Sepik Province, Sawos region: Wereman, Yanget, and Vagipu villages. Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International Threatened 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available 1,200 Native speakers worldwide DATE OF INFO 2000 Scripts (Writing system) Latin PLACES Papua New Guinea LOCATION DESCRIPTION "East Sepik Province, Ambunti District, Sepik Plains south of Maprik, east of Pagwi." Information from: “Glottolog 2.3” . Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian (2014) Discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus