Also Known As:
Karen, Bilakura, Banks-Inseln
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Bilakura/Karian wordlist with English free translation
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A few dozen speakers or less
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
A Reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert Phonology and Lexicon
Bibliography of Locations:
A Reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert Phonology and Lexicon
Bibliography of Context:
A Reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert Phonology and Lexicon