Endangered Languages Project - Kao

Kao

^{[aka Kau, Ka'u,]}

Classification: West Papuan

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Kau, Ka'u
CLASSIFICATION		West Papuan, North Halmahera, Kao River, Paguic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3; Glottolog
LANGUAGE CODE		kax; kaoo1238
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
400
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Indonesia;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
403
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1983

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
More on Orthography: 50-70 percent literacy in it.

PLACES: Indonesia: North Maluku Province

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken on the northwestern coast of Kao Bay, North Halmahera, around the town of Kao, near the mouth of the Kao River.

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing