Numbami [aka Siboma, Sipoma,] Classification: Austronesian · endangered Description Resources Activity Revitalization Bibliography Suggest a Change Subscribe
Language metadata ALSO KNOWN AS Siboma, Sipoma CLASSIFICATION Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, North New Guinea CODE AUTHORITY ISO 639-3 LANGUAGE CODE sij DOWNLOAD As csv MORE RESOURCES OLAC search Language information by source Compare Sources (4) Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International Endangered 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available 270 Native speakers worldwide MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS Data for the number of native speakers comes from K. McElhanon (1978). PLACES Papua New Guinea; Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing Endangered 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available 200 Native speakers worldwide Information from: “World Oral Literature Project” . Endangered 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available 270 Native speakers worldwide Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge Endangered 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available ~200 Native speakers worldwide MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS In 1978, 270 speakers were reported. Today there may be about 200 speakers. MORE ON VITALITY It is under pressure from the neighbouring large related Bugawac (Bukawac) language, and from Tok Pisin. More on Orthography No literacy PLACES Papua New Guinea LOCATION DESCRIPTION Morobe Province. Spoken in one village on the southern coast of the Huon Peninsula, east of Lae. Discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus