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ALSO KNOWN AS		Sinale, Agala
CLASSIFICATION		Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		agl
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)” . Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig · Dallas, Texas: SIL International

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide
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DATE OF INFO: 1986

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"Bogaia [boq] moved into Fembe [agl] territory, dividing them into 2 geographical areas. Language shift reported towards Konai [kxw], Duna [duc], and Kubo [jko], breaking linguistic identity in 3 directions. Oil company work also impacting language shift."

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Western Province, Upper Strickland river."

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
350
Native speakers worldwide

17th	2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)	Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig	Dallas, Texas: SIL International	http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)	Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.	350	1986	100-999	(SIL)	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"Bogaia [boq] moved into Fembe [agl] territory, dividing them into 2 geographical areas. Language shift reported towards Konai [kxw], Duna [duc], and Kubo [jko], breaking linguistic identity in 3 directions. Oil company work also impacting language shift."	Papua New Guinea	"Western Province, Upper Strickland river."
		World Oral Literature Project			http://www.oralliterature.org	"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.	350		100-999		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		Glottolog			http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/	"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.									-5.72, 142.25

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