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Language metadata CLASSIFICATION Isolate CODE AUTHORITY ISO 639-3 LANGUAGE CODE mgk DOWNLOAD As csv MORE RESOURCES OLAC search ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Some consider this language an isolate. Language information by source Compare Sources (4) Information from: “World Oral Literature Project” . Information from: “World Oral Literature Project” . Endangered 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available 693 Native speakers worldwide Information from: “The status of the least documented language families in the world” (177-212) . Hammarström, Harald (2010) Endangered 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available ~850 Native speakers worldwide MORE ON VITALITY Mawes is under pressure from Indonesian. Information from: “Glottolog” . Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International Endangered 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available 850 Native speakers worldwide MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (2006). PLACES Indonesia; Discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus