• Endangered

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 400

  Native speakers worldwide
• MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

  (Voorhoeve 1971)

DATE OF INFO

1971

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

• Waris

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Three villages listed under Waris (Ampas, Komieti, and Major) are apparently bilingual in Waris and Manem (Voorhoeve 1971)."

PLACES

Papua New Guinea; Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

6 (of an earlier 7) villages in Papua Province, Indonesia: Jeti, Kibae, Kriku, Skofro, (Skotiaho), Uskwar, and Wembi.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

"The village of Skotiaho has now moved across the border into Australian New Guinea [Papua New Guinea]. where it is now spelt Sekotchiau."

• Endangered

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 900

  Native speakers worldwide
• MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

  "500 in Papua New Guinea (1993 SIL). Population total all countries: 900."

DATE OF INFO

1993

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

• Tok Pisin [tpi]

• Bahasa Indonesia [ind]

PLACES

Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

"Sandaun Province, Skotiau."