Endangered Languages Project - Baki

Baki

^{[aka Burumba, Paki,]}

Classification: Austronesian

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Burumba, Paki
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central Vanuatu
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bki
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-578) . Stephen A. Wurm (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
150
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1981, 200 speakers were reported. Today there may be about 150.

DATE OF INFO: 1981

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
More on Orthography: 5-15%% literacy in language

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: western Epi Island

Endangered

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

350
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Lynch and Crowley (2001).

PLACES: Vanuatu;

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
150
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

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

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Epi Island

Endangered

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

PLACES: Vanuatu

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Epi

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

-16.7013,168.145

COORDINATES

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