Endangered Languages Project - Pwaamei

Pwaamei

^{[aka Poamei, Neukaledonien,]}

Classification: Austronesian

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Poamei, Neukaledonien
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, New Caledonian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		pme
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Pwaamei Naakâ Pwaamei Yaak
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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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
220
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1996 census.

PLACES: New Caledonia;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100-999
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1974, 325 speakers were reported. Today the speakers are somewhat less.

MORE ON VITALITY

Children are beginning not to learn the language.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Jawe
French

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Under pressure from Jawe and French

More on Orthography

No literacy in language

PLACES: New Caledonia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northern quarter of New Caledonia, inland on the southwestern side, around and northeast of Temata, inland from Voh.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
292
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Only speakers above age 14 are included in this figure.

DATE OF INFO: 2009

PLACES: New Caledonia

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
219
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
219
Native speakers worldwide

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