信息不完整 “Personal Communication on Rikou” . Kaufman, Daniel (2012)
近危
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100,000
更多关于活力的信息
Hawu is primarily used only in the home and in contexts of traditional culture. It is not used for business, education, or travel.
Hawu has complex phonetics, with implosives, phonetically long and short vowels, and lengthened consonants. All this makes the language hard to acquire for many children.
Intergenerational transmission of specialized traditional knowledge and vocabulary is breaking down.
语言环境评论
Hawu has a complex dialect situation, better described as multiple languages, which makes for a lack of possible standardization, leading to increased use of Indonesian in more and more domains.
地点
Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Sabu regency
信息不完整 “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
近危
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
110,000 (1997). 15,000 to 25,000 outside of Sabu (Wurm and Hattori 1981)
信息不完整 “Glottolog” .
信息不完整 “Grammar of Sawu” . Alan T. Walker , Amran Halim; Bambang Kaswanti Purwo; Soenjono Dardjowidjojo; Soepomo Poedjosoedarmo; I. Suharno; John W.M. Verhaar ·
易危
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70,000 (as of 1982)
地点
Sawu islands
地点描述
The Sawu island lie in the midway between Sumba and Kupang. They are in the official province of Nusa Tenggara Timur. Sawu island is 40 km long by 15 km wide. Rainjua is 11 km by 6 km. Seba is the largest town on the western coast of Sawu island.
其他评论
Migrant Sawu communities exist in the Kupang region of West-Timor, Coastal regions of Sumba, Ende in Flores, Surabaya, and Jakarta