Also Known As:
Urakin, Wasepnau
Dialects & Varieties
- Wasep Ngau (North Urat)
- Wasep Yam (South Urat)
- Wusyep Tep (East Urat)
- Wusyep Yihre (Central Urat)
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition
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.
Threatened
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,280
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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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
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Location and Context
Countries
Papua New Guinea
Location Description
"East Sepik Province, Dreikikir district, southwest of Wom, south of Kombio. 20 villages, several hamlets."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
"Neutral attitudes."
Other Languages Used By The Community
Tok Pisin [tpi]
Number of Other Language Speakers:
6,000
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
Message informatif
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