Endangered Languages Project - Yawiyo

Yawiyo

^{[aka Yabio]}

Classification: Unclassified

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Yabio
CLASSIFICATION		Unclassified, Leonhard Schultze?
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ybx
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Some language and sociolinguistic relationships in the Upper Sepik region of Papua New Guinea” (243-273) . Conrad, Robert J. and Ronald K. Lewis (1988) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
60-100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"between 60 and 100 people"

DATE OF INFO: 1983

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Lariaso on the Hewe River and Harepi on the Miwe River, both of which are tributaries of the Wogamus. Some of the Yabio people formerly lived at Woswori, which is now deserted."

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
66
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
census

DATE OF INFO: 2000

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Sandaun Province, Telefomin district, east of Duranmin, 3 villages; East Sepik Province, Ambunti-Dreikikir district; language area situated astride upstream portion of Wano river."

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
122
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1988

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
(Townsends 1969)

DATE OF INFO: 1969

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Siabio, Waswori, and "Unknown villages"

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

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Information from: “LL-MAP (Language and Location: A Map Accessibility Project)” . Anthony Aristar and Helen Aristar-Dry and Yichun Xie (2012)