Endangered Languages Project - Angor

Angor

^{[aka Anggor, Senagi, Watapor]}

Classification: Senagi

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Anggor, Senagi, Watapor
CLASSIFICATION		Senagi
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		agg
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Information from: “Features of Anggor Discourse” . Litteral, Robert Lee (1980)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,250
Native speakers worldwide
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The figure of 1,250 given by S. Litteral (1972) and Loving and Bass (1964) is thought to be more accurate than that given by Laycock (1973) (2,565), since "he has included three Yuri language villages in his Angor population figures."

DATE OF INFO: 1975

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: West Sepik [Sandaun] Province: Amanab district: "13 scattered villages"

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,565
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"The population estimate of S. Litteral (1972) as 1250 seems a gross underestimate."

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 17 villages: Mongo, Pananggau, Tengirabu, Terauwi, Akrani, Amandan, Baribari, Bibriari, Fisi, Kwaramun, Merewe, Nai No. 1, Purumun, Senagi, Unupai, Wamu, and Samanai.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,270
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(1990 census). 840 in Nai, 430 in Samanai.

DATE OF INFO: 1990

Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Sandaun Province, Amanab district. 11 villages."

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Information from: “Glottolog 2.3” . Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian (2014)