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ALSO KNOWN AS		Bai
CLASSIFICATION		Trans-New Guinea, Madang
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		dui
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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Severely endangered

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

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In 1981, forty-two speakers were reported. At present, their number is still near forty, but the language is under strong pressure from related neighbouring larger languages such as Saep and Siroi, and from Tok Pisin, the Papua New Guinea national language.

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Saep
Siroi
Tok Pisin

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No literacy

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Madang Province. Spoken on the southern (Rai) coast of Astrolabe Bay, on the coast at the mouth of the Gowar River west of Dein, and on its lower course.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
35
Native speakers worldwide
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(Wurm 2000)

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Madang Province, Astrolabe bay south coast, Gowar river mouth, west of Dein, and its lower course."

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
42
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
35
Native speakers worldwide

17th	2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)			Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig	Dallas, Texas: SIL International		http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		35	2000	10-99	(Wurm 2000)		Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Papua New Guinea	"Madang Province, Astrolabe bay south coast, Gowar river mouth, west of Dein, and its lower course."
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	42		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				-5.5421, 146.0906
	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.		40		10-99		Saep, Siroi, Tok Pisin	Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	In 1981, forty-two speakers were reported. At present, their number is still near forty, but the language is under strong pressure from related neighbouring larger languages such as Saep and Siroi, and from Tok Pisin, the Papua New Guinea national language.	Papua New Guinea	Madang Province. Spoken on the southern (Rai) coast of Astrolabe Bay, on the coast at the mouth of the Gowar River west of Dein, and on its lower course.
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		35		10-99			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

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Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

40

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

35

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

42

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

35

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Language metadata

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Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

40

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

35

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

42

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

35

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