ELP ID
29741
ELP Language
Bierebo
Speaker Number
100-999
Second Language Speakers
A handful
Public Comment
Estimated 900 – 1000 people speak Bierebo as a first language. There are a handful of language learners – e.g. some women marrying into Bierebo-speaking communities. There are 26 speakers of the Yakana variety, and only 2 elderly speakers of the Yana variety. All speakers of Yakana and Yana also speak Yaningi. The Bonkovio variety has roughly 465 speakers; Ruwo, about 90 speakers; Yopuna, 61 speakers; Yaningi, 121 speakers (including speakers of Yana and Yakana); and Malvasi, about 170 speakers.
Source
Personal Communication on Bierebo
Preferred
On
Speaker Number Text
900-1,000
Speaker Number Range
100-999