Australia and the Pacific
Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
975
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
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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
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Their number is decreasing, and language use is declining because of the influence of Malay used by an increasing number of outsiders.
Location and Context
Countries
Indonesia: South Maluku, Aru Islands
Location Description
Spoken on Ujir Island in the northwest corner of the Aru Islands, and on the end of the western peninsula on Wokam Island there.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Malay
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:
No literacy in it.
Recent Resources
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