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ALSO KNOWN AS		Wanokaka
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sumba-Hawu
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		wnk
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Wanukaka Rua
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Information from: “Sumba Barat DalamAngka” . BPS Sumba Barat (2008)

Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,000
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION

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The rate of population growth was 1.44 percent per annum during 1990-2000 periods.This condition decreased compared to the previous period. In the period of 1980-1990 the percentage of population growth was 2.00 percent per annum. (I Wayan Arka, personal communication, November 2013)

PLACES: Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sumba Island

PLACES: Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sumba Island in Eastern Indonesia; on the southern coast of the mid-westerly side of the island.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000
Native speakers worldwide
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(Wurm and Hattori 1981)

DATE OF INFO: 1981

PLACES: Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; west Sumba island, southwest coast, southeast of Waikabubak city."

	41		Coevolution of languages and genes on the island of Sumba, eastern Indonesia	16022-16026				Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	104			Lansing , J. Stephen	Lansing , J. Stephen. Coevolution of languages and genes on the island of Sumba, eastern Indonesia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. vol. 104 no. 41, 16022-16026.								Indonesia	Sumba Island in Eastern Indonesia; on the southern coast of the mid-westerly side of the island.	-9.744249, 119.4104
18th		2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International			Dallas, Texas	http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.	10,000	1981	10000-99999	(Wurm and Hattori 1981)	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Indonesia	"Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; west Sumba island, southwest coast, southeast of Waikabubak city."
		2008	Sumba Barat DalamAngka		Source provided by Dr. I Wayan Arka					Waikabubak		BPS Sumba Barat		14,000		10000-99999		Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	The rate of population growth was 1.44 percent per annum during 1990-2000 periods.This condition decreased compared to the previous period. In the period of 1980-1990 the percentage of population growth was 2.00 percent per annum. (I Wayan Arka, personal communication, November 2013)	Indonesia	Sumba Island

Wanukaka

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Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

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