Watam
[también conocido como Marangis]Clasificación: Lower Sepik-Ramu
·con amenaza de extinción
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Con amenaza de extinción
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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<1,086
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1,086
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The estimated population of Marangis village is 775, the estimated population of Watam village is 311 (not including immigrants from other villages).
- FECHA DE INFORMACIÓN
- 2013
- DOMINIOS DE USO
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- TENDENCIAS DE HABLANTES
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- TRANSMISIÓN
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- MÁS SOBRE LA VITALIDAD
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"Marangis is used to some extent in all the churches in the area. It is also used in the elementary schools that are functioning, not as the official language of instruction, but as the language used when something needs to be explained."
- ACTITUD DEL HABLANTE
- "Both communities expressed a desire for their children to learn and use the Marangis language."
- OTRAS LENGUAS UTILIZADAS POR LA COMUNIDAD
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Tok Pisin [tpi]
- COMENTARIOS SOBRE CONTEXTO DE LA LENGUA
"The people of Marangis report speaking only Marangis, while the people of Watam report using some Tok Pisin."
- LUGARES
- Papua New Guinea
- DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA UBICACIÓN
Spoken on the north coast, near the border of the Madang and East Sepik Provinces and the Ramu River: Marangis and Watam villages.