Endangered Languages Project - Grass Koiari

Grass Koiari

^{[aka Koiari, Koiari (Grass), Koiari, Grass]}

Classification: Trans-New Guinea

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Koiari, Koiari (Grass), Koiari, Grass
CLASSIFICATION		Trans-New Guinea, Koiarian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kbk
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Lahada Omani Hogeri
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,700
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
1,700 (2000 S. Wurm). 10%% monolingual

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Papua New Guinea;

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,800
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1973, 1,800 speakers were reported. This figure is still valid, but the language is under pressure from both Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu (the southern lingua franca of Papua New Guinea).

DATE OF INFO: 1973

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

The young speakers are beginning to prefer Tok Pisin.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tok Pisin
Hiri Motu

More on Orthography

There is some literacy in the language.

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central Province. Spoken east of Port Moresby around Sirinumu Dam, as far inland as Goldie River settlement and Kailakinumu.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,800
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,700
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

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COORDINATES

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press