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ALSO KNOWN AS		Aion, Porapora
CLASSIFICATION		Lower Sepik-Ramu, Ramu, Grass
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		aew
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Northern Southern
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Information from: “The Sociolinguistic Situation of the Ambakich Language” . Potter, Margaret; Philip Lambrecht; Laura Alemán; and Correna Janzen (2008)

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
770
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
>1,964

DATE OF INFO: 2003

DOMAINS OF USE
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: "Overall, Ambakich speakers reported positive attitudes toward their language. They value it as a part of their heritage."
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "The most widely spoken language in Aion territory is Tok Pisin. People in all villages surveyed reported that everyone is able to speak Tok Pisin. Most adults are also able to speak Ambakich, but proficiency among the children is limited."

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: East Sepik Province: Angoram District. "Their villages are primarily located along the Porapora (Bien) River, a tributary of the Sepik River southeast of Marienberg."

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
770
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,970
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 2003

DOMAINS OF USE
TRANSMISSION
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: "Positive attitudes."
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: East Sepik Province

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
774
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 7 villages: Agrant, Akaian, Angang, Arango, Ombos, Oremai, and Pankin.

	18th		2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition	Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International	Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.	1,970	770	2003	100-999	(SIL)	Tok Pisin [tpi]	"Positive attitudes."		Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	15	Papua New Guinea	East Sepik Province
Pacific Linguistics		B 25	1973	Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification	Wurm, Stephen A.	Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Linguistics	Canberra			Laycock, Donald C.			774	1970	100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Papua New Guinea	7 villages: Agrant, Akaian, Angang, Arango, Ombos, Oremai, and Pankin.
SIL Electronic Survey Reports		2008-012	2008	The Sociolinguistic Situation of the Ambakich Language				SIL International		Potter, Margaret; Philip Lambrecht; Laura Alemán; and Correna Janzen		>1,964	770	2003	100-999		Tok Pisin [tpi]	"Overall, Ambakich speakers reported positive attitudes toward their language. They value it as a part of their heritage."	"The most widely spoken language in Aion territory is Tok Pisin. People in all villages surveyed reported that everyone is able to speak Tok Pisin. Most adults are also able to speak Ambakich, but proficiency among the children is limited."	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	14	Papua New Guinea	East Sepik Province: Angoram District. "Their villages are primarily located along the Porapora (Bien) River, a tributary of the Sepik River southeast of Marienberg."	-4.20, 144.25

Ambakich

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Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

770

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

770

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

774

Discussion

Ambakich

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

770

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

770

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

774

Discussion

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