Watam
[别称 Marangis]语系：Lower Sepik-Ramu
·近危
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近危
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).
- 信息日期
- 2013
- 使用领域
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- 使用者趋势
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- 传承情况
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- 更多关于活力的信息
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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."
- 使用者态度
- "Both communities expressed a desire for their children to learn and use the Marangis language."
- 该群体使用的其他语言
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Tok Pisin [tpi]
- 语言环境评论
"The people of Marangis report speaking only Marangis, while the people of Watam report using some Tok Pisin."
- 地点
- Papua New Guinea
- 地点描述
Spoken on the north coast, near the border of the Madang and East Sepik Provinces and the Ramu River: Marangis and Watam villages.