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CLASSIFICATION		Kwomtari-Nai
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kwo
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Central Eastern Western
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Information from: “Kwomtari phonology and grammar essentials” . Murray Honsberger; Carol Honsberger; and Ian Tupper (2008) SIL-PNG Academic Publications

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<800
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
800
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"Total population [of the six Kwomtari-speaking villages] was 606 at the time of the 2000 census, but is now closer to 800 given the recorded annual births by the SIL team."

DATE OF INFO: 1998

DOMAINS OF USE

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"Although Tok Pisin is becoming stronger in the area, Kwomtari is still the predominant language in almost every social situation, except when speaking to outsiders."

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

"The people think highly of their language."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tok Pisin [tpi]

Scripts (Writing system)

Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sandaun (West Sepik) Province: 6 villages: Kwomtari, Mango, Baifeni, Yanebi, Yaur; and Wagreni; and the Moitari camp settlement.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
824
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 11 villages: Kwomtari, Mango, Baiberi, Ekas, Guriaso, Maragin, Mufuara, Wurabai, Yau'uri, Yenabi, and Wagroni.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
600
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 1998

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Sandaun Province, Amanab district, north of Namia. 6 villages."

			2014	Glottolog 2.3				Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology	http://glottolog.org	Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian	Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian. 2014. Glottolog 2.3. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://glottolog.org)													-3.51, 141.49
	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.		600	1998	100-999	(SIL)	Tok Pisin [tpi]		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Papua New Guinea	"Sandaun Province, Amanab district, north of Namia. 6 villages."
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.			824	1970	100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Papua New Guinea	11 villages: Kwomtari, Mango, Baiberi, Ekas, Guriaso, Maragin, Mufuara, Wurabai, Yau'uri, Yenabi, and Wagroni.
Data papers on Papua New Guinea languages		55	2008	Kwomtari phonology and grammar essentials		SIL-PNG Academic Publications	Ukarumpa			Murray Honsberger; Carol Honsberger; and Ian Tupper		800	<800	1998	100-999	"Total population [of the six Kwomtari-speaking villages] was 606 at the time of the 2000 census, but is now closer to 800 given the recorded annual births by the SIL team."	Tok Pisin [tpi]	"The people think highly of their language."	Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"Although Tok Pisin is becoming stronger in the area, Kwomtari is still the predominant language in almost every social situation, except when speaking to outsiders."	11	Papua New Guinea	Sandaun (West Sepik) Province: 6 villages: Kwomtari, Mango, Baifeni, Yanebi, Yaur; and Wagreni; and the Moitari camp settlement.

Kwomtari

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Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<800

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

824

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

600

Discussion

Kwomtari

Language metadata

Language information by source

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<800

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

824

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

600

Discussion

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