Hiw
[aka Hiu, Torres, Torres Island]Classification: Austronesian
·endangered
Classification: Austronesian
·endangered
Hiu, Torres, Torres Island |
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Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Northern Vanuatu |
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hiw |
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Information from: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge
In 1983, 120 speakers were reported, though in 1981, only fifty were said to exist.
Speaker numbers are dwindling.
Bislama
The influence of the national language Bislama may be a reason for dwindling speaker number, as may emigration.
Some literacy in language
Hiw Island
Information from: “Phonotactics and the prestopped velar lateral in Hiw: Resolving the ambiguity of a complex segment” (393-434) . Alexandre François (2010) Cambridge University Press
"[Spoken on] Hiw... the northernmost island of the Vanuatu archipelago."
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SOURCE: “Phonotactics and the prestopped velar lateral in Hiw: Resolving the ambiguity of a complex segment” (393-434) . Alexandre François (2010) Cambridge University Press |
SOURCE: “Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen Northern Vanuatu languages” (443-504) . Alexandre François (2005) University of Hawai'i Press |
SOURCE: “Australia and the Pacific” (424-557) . Stephen A Wurm (2007) Routledge |
2010 | Phonotactics and the prestopped velar lateral in Hiw: Resolving the ambiguity of a complex segment | 393-434 | Cambridge University Press | Phonology | 27 | Alexandre François | Alexandre François. 2010. "Phonotactics and the Prestopped Velar Lateral in Hiw: Resolving the Ambiguity of a Complex Segment." In Phonology, 27: 393-434. Cambridge University Press. | 280 | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Vanuatu | "[Spoken on] Hiw... the northernmost island of the Vanuatu archipelago." | -13.153039,166.561607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen Northern Vanuatu languages | 443-504 | University of Hawai'i Press | Oceanic Linguistics | 44 | Alexandre François | Alexandre François. 2005. "Unraveling the History of the Vowels of Seventeen Northern Vanuatu Languages." In Oceanic Linguistics, 44: 443-504. University of Hawai'i Press. | 150 | 2004 | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2009 | Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009) | M. Paul Lewis | SIL International | Dallas, TX | http://www.ethnologue.com/ | Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.) | ll_pub | 150 | 2007 (Francois) | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Vanuatu; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 2010 | Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger | UNESCO Publishing | Paris | http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas | Christopher Moseley (ed.) | Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.) | ll_pub | 150 | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | -13.1343,166.5671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
070071197X | 3 | 1 | 2007 | Australia and the Pacific | Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages | 424-557 | Routledge | Abingdon | Stephen A Wurm | Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X | ll_pub | 120 | 100-999 | In 1983, 120 speakers were reported, though in 1981, only fifty were said to exist. | Bislama | The influence of the national language Bislama may be a reason for dwindling speaker number, as may emigration. | Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available) | Speaker numbers are dwindling. | 13 | Torres Islands, Vanuatu | Hiw Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Oral Literature Project | http://www.oralliterature.org | "World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org. | 120 | 100-999 | Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |