Kaian
[également appelé Kayan]Classification : Lower Sepik-Ramu
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Menacée
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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792
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The estimated population of Kayan village is 792 (not including immigrants from other villages).
- DATE OF INFO
- 2013
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- TRANSMISSION
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"All the children in Kayan learn the Kayan language first and use it actively with all members of society including other children."
- ATTITUDE DES LOCUTEURS
- "The Kayan are very proud of their language and actively teach outsiders, including teachers and immigrant mothers."
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Tok Pisin [tpi]
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"The local Roman Catholic church does use some Kayan—but not much, as they wish to accommodate speakers of other languages."
- PLACES
- Papua New Guinea
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
On the north coast near the border of Madang and East Sepik Provinces and the Ramu River: Kayan village.