Watam
[également appelé Marangis]Classification : Lower Sepik-Ramu
·menacée
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Menacée
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).
- DATE OF INFO
- 2013
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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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."
- ATTITUDE DES LOCUTEURS
- "Both communities expressed a desire for their children to learn and use the Marangis language."
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Tok Pisin [tpi]
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"The people of Marangis report speaking only Marangis, while the people of Watam report using some Tok Pisin."
- PLACES
- Papua New Guinea
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Spoken on the north coast, near the border of the Madang and East Sepik Provinces and the Ramu River: Marangis and Watam villages.