Endangered Languages Project - Ura (Vanuatu)

Ura (Vanuatu)

^{[aka Aryau, Arau]}

Classification: Austronesian

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Aryau, Arau
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, South Vanuatu
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		uur
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ura: a disappearing language of Southern Vanuatu” (xiii, 226 S.) . Crowley, Terry (1999) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~6
Native speakers worldwide
ELDERS
6
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There were only a handful of speakers in their 70's and 80's in the late 1990's. It is unlikely that the language is still being used today

DATE OF INFO: 1990's

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Unpogkor (Dillans Bay), north Erromango

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
0

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
More on Orthography: No literacy in the language

PLACES: Erromanga Island, Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northern part of Erromanga Island

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Erromango

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (T. Crowley 1998)

PLACES: Vanuatu;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southern Vanuatu, North Erromanga Island

LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

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COORDINATES

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press