Also Known As:
Admiralitäts-inseln
Dialects & Varieties
Australasia and the Pacific
Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.
Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
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Speakers
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Elders
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Papua New Guinea
Location Description
Manus Province. Spoken in the western part of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Nyindrou (or Lindrou), Tok Pisin
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:
No literacy
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参考消息
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