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Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages

Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X

Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
20-25
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 5

A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.

5
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 3

Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.

3
Transmission

Transmission 5

There are only a few elderly speakers.

5
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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
40
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
300
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"The ethnic group speaks mainly Torres Strait Creole (or Broken), and most of them are bilingual in other Aboriginal languages, English, or the English-based pidgin lingua franca Kriol. All this puts pressure on Kunjen..."

Location and Context
Countries
Australia: Northern Queensland, central Cape York Peninsula, at Wrotham Park, Kowanyama, Edward River.
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Torres Strait Creole, Aboriginal languages, English, Kriol
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most
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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