ELP ID
29654
ELP Language
Yeri
Speaker Number
10-99
Children
0
Public Comment
"Certainly no more than 100 [speakers]. Probably closer to 60 or so. Fluent speakers are mostly over the age of 40. As a general rule, females in their 20s and 30s speak a simplified variety of the language. Males in their 30s or so can speak a simplified variety of the language. Most males younger than 30 though have only a passive knowledge of the language. They can’t produce the language, or show obvious difficulty forming sentences in the language. Children only speak Tok Pisin."
Source
Personal Communication
Preferred
On
Speaker Number Text
60
Speaker Number Range
10-99