Also Known As:
Akuwagel, Mukili, Makarim
Dialects & Varieties
A sociolinguistic survey of Beli, Yahang and Laeko-Libuat
Cooper, Gregory. 1981. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of Beli, Yahang and Laeko-Libuat." In Sociolinguistic surveys of Sepik languages, edited by Richard Loving. 29: 141-161. Summer Institute of Linguistics.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<1,453
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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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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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
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
1,453
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Tok Pisin is also spoken in the home. Knowledge of English is quite minimal throughout the area. ... [Beli] is preferred to any other language for general day to day conversation."
Location and Context
Countries
Papua New Guinea
Location Description
Seven villages in Maimai Namblo Census Division, Nuku District, West Sepik Province: Aimukili, Makafim, Mukili, Rangwei, Waniwomaka, Yemereba, Yulem
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Tok Pisin, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Many speak Tok Pisin; few speak English
Domains of Other Languages:
Tok Pisin used for local government, school, some church services
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin script
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Mensaje informativo
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