Endangered Languages Project - Narau

Narau

Classification: Kaure-Narau

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severely endangered

CLASSIFICATION		Kaure-Narau
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nxu
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Language removed from ELCat May 2016, per Ethnologue "unattested." The language previously identified as Narau is probably Kosare [kiq]. See http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/cr_files/2011-072.pdf?_ga=GA1.2.147013216.1453865789. ---- Reinstated 5/25/16 per instructions from Bill Palmer. (AKB)

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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
85
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
85 (2000 S. Wurm)

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Indonesia;

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are probably fewer now, because of pressure from its larger eastern neighbour Kaure of the same Family, and of Indonesian.

DATE OF INFO: 1993

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
More on Orthography: No literacy in it.

PLACES: Indonesia: Irian Jaya

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken on the upper Idenburg River and north as far as the upper Nawa River, in the northeastern inland part of Irian Jaya.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
85
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
85
Native speakers worldwide

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