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ALSO KNOWN AS		Admiralitäts-inseln
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		lib
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80
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

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1977, 100 speakers were reported. There may be fewer today.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

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The speakers are bilingual in the large neighbouring Nyindrou (or Lindrou) language. This and the creolized Tok Pisin of the Admiralty Islands exerts pressure on Likum.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Nyindrou (or Lindrou)
Tok Pisin

More on Orthography

No literacy

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Manus Province. Spoken in the western part of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

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

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	100	100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					-2.1651,146.6921
	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.		<100	10-99	In 1977, 100 speakers were reported. There may be fewer today.	Nyindrou (or Lindrou), Tok Pisin	Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	The speakers are bilingual in the large neighbouring Nyindrou (or Lindrou) language. This and the creolized Tok Pisin of the Admiralty Islands exerts pressure on Likum.	13	Papua New Guinea	Manus Province. Spoken in the western part of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands.
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		80	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	80	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;

Likum

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Language information by source

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

80

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

80

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Likum

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

80

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<100

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

80

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