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ALSO KNOWN AS		Onjab
CLASSIFICATION		Trans-New Guinea, Dagan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		onj
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
150
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
150 (2000 S. Wurm)

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Papua New Guinea;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
160
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1981, 160 speakers were reported. Recent estimates mention a similar figure.

DATE OF INFO: 1981

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The language is under pressure from Ubir, English and Tok Pisin.

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Speakers are literate in English and the Ubir language spoken further southeast on the coast of Collingwood Bay as a church lingua franca.

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Oro Province. Spoken less than 10km inland from the east coast of Collingwood Bay, inland from Wanigela settlement, in Naukwata and Koreat.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
160
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
150
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	160		100-999			Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				-9.2973,149.1613
	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.		160	1981	100-999	In 1981, 160 speakers were reported. Recent estimates mention a similar figure.	Speakers are literate in English and the Ubir language spoken further southeast on the coast of Collingwood Bay as a church lingua franca.	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	The language is under pressure from Ubir, English and Tok Pisin.	Papua New Guinea	Oro Province. Spoken less than 10km inland from the east coast of Collingwood Bay, inland from Wanigela settlement, in Naukwata and Koreat.
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		150		100-999			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	150	2000	100-999	150 (2000 S. Wurm)		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Papua New Guinea;

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150

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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

160

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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

160

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150

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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150

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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

160

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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

160

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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150

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