Endangered Languages Project - Guramalum

Guramalum

Classification: Austronesian

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dormant

CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Meso Melanesian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		grz
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Information from: “Personal Communication” . Friedel Frowein (2014)

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
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There are only a few Siar speakers who have passive knowledge of Guramalum.

DATE OF INFO: 2014

More on Orthography: Not written.

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: It used to be spoken on the southeast coast of New Ireland Province, somewhere between the Siar area and the Konomala area

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3-4
Native speakers worldwide
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It had three or four speakers in 1987, but is now probably extinct.

DATE OF INFO: 1987

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PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: New Ireland Province

Dormant
0
Native speakers worldwide
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"No known L1 speakers. 3–4 speakers in 1987. Now probably extinct."

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: New Ireland Province

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Information from: “Glottolog” .