Endangered Languages Project - Saniyo-Hiyewe

Saniyo-Hiyewe

^{[aka Sanio, Sanio-Hiowe]}

Classification: Sepik

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Sanio, Sanio-Hiowe
CLASSIFICATION		Sepik, Sepik Hill, Western Sepik Hill
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		sny
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Hiyowe (Hiowe) Saniyo (Sanio)
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification” . Laycock, Donald C. (1973) , Wurm, Stephen A. · Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Linguistics

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
644
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 11 villages: Begapuki, Lariaso, Nabisi, Nekek, Nekiei, Saurinapi, Sio, Sowano, Tauanapi, Waurinapi, and Yabatauwe.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,300
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
census

DATE OF INFO: 2000

Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "East Sepik Province, Ambunti district, Wogamus river basin foothills; Saniyo dialect: Pukapuki, Sio, Hanasi, Salunapi, and Malapute’e villages; Hiyowe dialect: Maposi village; Sandaun Province, Telefomin district, southeast of Wano river."

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Information from: “Glottolog 2.3” . Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian (2014)