Did you know Beli (Papua New Guinea) is vulnerable?

ALSO KNOWN AS		Akuwagel, Mukili, Makarim
CLASSIFICATION		Torricelli, Maimai
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bey
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Information from: “A sociolinguistic survey of Beli, Yahang and Laeko-Libuat” (141-161) . Cooper, Gregory (1981) , Loving, Richard · Summer Institute of Linguistics

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<1,453
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,453
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Population of seven villages: 1,400 + 53 absentees

DATE OF INFO: 1978

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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"In every village, [Beli] is the language of primary importance... It is the language best known by all, the first one learned by small children, and the only one known by some of the older people... The overwhelming majority felt that [Beli] would never cease to be used. ... Although the use of Tok Pisin will increase, there appears to be no threat of it usurping [Beli] as the primary means of communication."

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Positive

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tok Pisin
English

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Tok Pisin is also spoken in the home. Knowledge of English is quite minimal throughout the area. ... [Beli] is preferred to any other language for general day to day conversation."

Scripts (Writing system)

Latin script

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Seven villages in Maimai Namblo Census Division, Nuku District, West Sepik Province: Aimukili, Makafim, Mukili, Rangwei, Waniwomaka, Yemereba, Yulem

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,200
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Sandaun Province, west of Mehek."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,202
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,241
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 7 villages: Aimukili, Makafim, Makafu, Mukili, Waniwomaka, Yemereba, and Yulem.

			2012	LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)							Institute for Language Information and Technology	Eastern Michigan University	http://llmap.org	Anthony Aristar and Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie	Anthony Aristar, Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie. 2012. "LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)." Online: http://llmap.org.																			-3.685606003, 142.3839417
				World Oral Literature Project									http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			2,202		1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	18th		2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International		Dallas, Texas			http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.			2,200	2000	1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Papua New Guinea	"Sandaun Province, west of Mehek."
Workpapers in Papua New Guinea Languages			1981	A sociolinguistic survey of Beli, Yahang and Laeko-Libuat	Sociolinguistic surveys of Sepik languages	141-161	Loving, Richard	Summer Institute of Linguistics	29	Ukarumpa				Cooper, Gregory	Cooper, Gregory. 1981. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of Beli, Yahang and Laeko-Libuat." In Sociolinguistic surveys of Sepik languages, edited by Richard Loving. 29: 141-161. Summer Institute of Linguistics.	HHOLD	1,453	<1,453	1978	1000-9999	Population of seven villages: 1,400 + 53 absentees	Tok Pisin used for local government, school, some church services	Tok Pisin, English	Positive	"Tok Pisin is also spoken in the home. Knowledge of English is quite minimal throughout the area. ... [Beli] is preferred to any other language for general day to day conversation."	Many speak Tok Pisin; few speak English	Vulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	"In every village, [Beli] is the language of primary importance... It is the language best known by all, the first one learned by small children, and the only one known by some of the older people... The overwhelming majority felt that [Beli] would never cease to be used. ... Although the use of Tok Pisin will increase, there appears to be no threat of it usurping [Beli] as the primary means of communication."	11	10	Papua New Guinea	Seven villages in Maimai Namblo Census Division, Nuku District, West Sepik Province: Aimukili, Makafim, Mukili, Rangwei, Waniwomaka, Yemereba, Yulem	-3.671039, 142.382813
Pacific Linguistics		B 25	1973	Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification			Wurm, Stephen A.	Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Linguistics		Canberra				Laycock, Donald C.				1,241	1970	1000-9999							Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Papua New Guinea	7 villages: Aimukili, Makafim, Makafu, Mukili, Waniwomaka, Yemereba, and Yulem.

Beli (Papua New Guinea)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<1,453

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,200

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,202

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,241

Discussion

Beli (Papua New Guinea)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<1,453

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,200

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,202

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,241

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