Endangered Languages Project - Kwerisa

Kwerisa

^{[aka Taogwe,]}

Classification: Lakes Plain

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Taogwe
CLASSIFICATION		Lakes Plain
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kkb
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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
32
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
130
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
32 (2000 S. Wurm). Ethnic population: 130

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Indonesia;

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There is confusion in the number of speakers. In 1987, the possibility of some elderly speakers was mentioned. In 1992, fifteen speakers were reported, and in 1993, possibly fifty-five.

DATE OF INFO: 1993

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Most of the speakers have shifted to Kaiy.
More on Orthography: No literacy in it.

PLACES: Indonesia: Irian Jaya

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken on the lower Rouffaer River in central eastern Irian Jaya.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing