Endangered Languages Project - Qaqet

Qaqet

^{[aka Baining, Maqaqet, Kakat]}

Classification: East New Britain

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Baining, Maqaqet, Kakat, Makakat, Neu-Pommern
CLASSIFICATION		East New Britain, Baining
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3; Glottolog
LANGUAGE CODE		byx; qaqe1238
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Initial observations on complex predicates in Qaqet children's language” (406-429) . Birgit Hellwig (2021) SAGE

Threatened

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Qaqet is still being acquired monolingually in remote areas.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tok Pisin

PLACES: Spoken by highly mobile families in the East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,350
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
6,350 (1988 SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 1988

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: East New Britain Province, Gazelle Peninsula.

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-4.4553,151.7833

COORDINATES

-4.58333333333,152.0

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Information from: “Initial observations on complex predicates in Qaqet children's language” (406-429) . Birgit Hellwig (2021) SAGE