Also Known As:
Massep, Wotaf, Potafa
Dialects & Varieties
Survey Report of the North Coast of Irian Jaya
Survey Report of the North Coast of Irian Jaya
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
< 50
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Indonesia
Location Description
"Masep village can be reached by outrigger canoe from Sarmi in about four hours. It can also be reached by foot from Sarmi in a full day of very hard walking (and crossing rivers) with no rests. As boats do not often frequent Masep village, the people usually walk if they wish to go to Sarmi."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
"Our overall impression was that this is a small group that is successfully hanging on to their identity. They are surrounded by much larger, linguistically unrelated groups. They are far away from services and economic opportunities. One gets the impression that they feel proud of who they are but vulnerable in their situation."
Other Languages Used By The Community
Irianese Malay
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
"The Masep have made attempts to write their language and said that they do write letters to each other. They are vaguely aware of the SIL vernacular language work in Isirawa but did not express an opinion on that work. Although they expressed a desire to see vernacular education for their children, they did not indicate an overt willingness to see it happen."
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