• Gefährdet

  60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• ~4,000

  Muttersprachler weltweit
• MEHR ZUR ANZAHL DER SPRECHER

  "There are no reliable sources of how many Wersing speakers there are. The most recent edition of the Ethnologue (Lewis et al. 2013) estimates there to be around 4,000 speakers."

VERBREITUNG

MEHR ZU SPRACHBESTÄNDIGKEIT

"In the villages, Wersing appears to be a vibrant language, with children acquiring it in places such as Kolana and Pureman (Emilie Wellfelt pers. comm.)."

ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN

• Abui

• Kamang

KOMMENTARE ZUM SPRACHKONTEXT

"[The Wersing-speaking villages of Adagai and Taremana] are in close contact with Abui and Kamang speakers respectively and villagers typically have some competence in those languages."

• Bedroht

  20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

• 3,700

  Muttersprachler weltweit
• MEHR ZUR ANZAHL DER SPRECHER

  (Grimes et al.)

DATUM DER INFORMATION

1997

ORTE

Indonesia

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG

"Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; Alor island. East coast area, southeast coast, Pietoko and Pureman, 2 enclaves on central north coast."