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ALSO KNOWN AS		Atemble, Atemple-Apris, Atemple, Apris
CLASSIFICATION		Trans-New Guinea, Madang
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ate
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Information from: “Personal Communication” . Don Daniels (2014)

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speakers are older people. No children learn the language.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

The number of speakers is declining rapidly.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
60
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. Wurm (2000).

PLACES: Papua New Guinea;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
60
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
60
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
65
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1981

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

In 1981, sixty-five speakers were reported. Today it is still close to that figure, but it is under pressure from large related languages such as Angaua, and from Tok Pisin.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Angaua
Tok Pisin

More on Orthography

No literacy

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Madang Province. Spoken on the right side of the Ramu River, northwest of Aiome and upstream from Annaberg.

May		2014	Personal Communication							Don Daniels	Don Daniels. 2014. "Personal Communication."		8		1-9	Speakers are older people. No children learn the language.		Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	The number of speakers is declining rapidly.	15
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub	60		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						-5.1292,144.7421
		2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	425-577	Christopher Moseley	Routledge	London and New York		Stephen Wurm	Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.		65	1981	10-99		Angaua, Tok Pisin	Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		In 1981, sixty-five speakers were reported. Today it is still close to that figure, but it is under pressure from large related languages such as Angaua, and from Tok Pisin.	12	Papua New Guinea	Madang Province. Spoken on the right side of the Ramu River, northwest of Aiome and upstream from Annaberg.
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		60		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	60		10-99	Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. Wurm (2000).		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Papua New Guinea;

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Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

60

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

60

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

60

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

65

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Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

60

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

60

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

60

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

65

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