Also Known As:
Torres Strait Pidgin, Lockhart Creole, Torres Strait Broken, West Torres, Cape York Creole, Yumplatok, Ap-Ne-Ap, Blaik, Creole
Dialects & Varieties
- Modern Langus
- Ap-Ne-Ap
Community, identity, wellbeing: The report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey
Doug Marmion, Kazuko Obata and Jakelin Troy. 2014. "Community, Identity, Wellbeing: the Report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey." Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~6000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
7000
Older adults
4000
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Many Torres Strait Islander people are multilingual and the reported frequency of use, ‘often’ rather than ‘always’, suggests speakers switch between Yumplatok and other languages."
Location and Context
Countries
Australia
Location Description
Torres Strait Islands, Queensland
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Kalaw Kawaw Ya, Meriam Mir
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
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