Endangered Languages Project - Wano

Wano

^{[aka Waano,]}

Classification: Trans-New Guinea

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Waano
CLASSIFICATION		Trans-New Guinea, Dani
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wno
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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
7,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
7,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (2001 SIL), decreasing.

PLACES: Indonesia, Papua

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Central highlands area, upper Rouffaer River basin north of Damal, northwest of Dem, south of Kirikiri, Iau and Duvele, east of Moni, west of Western Dani

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,500
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1993

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Wano is under pressure from the neighbouring very large Western Dani language, and is also losing its trade language status. Indonesian is also beginning to play a role.
More on Orthography: There is some literacy in Wano.

PLACES: Indonesia: Irian Jaya

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in the central highlands area, on the Upper Tariku (Dou) River which is there known as the Yamo River. Lingua franca and trade language in the area.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,500
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7,000
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing