Also Known As:
"Maden"
Dialects & Varieties
- Butlih (Butles)
- Fiawat (Fiat)
- Kawit
- Rajau
- Tepin (Tipin)
- Wailil (Wale)
Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Arnold, Laura. 2020. Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 25-43. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/180
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
fewer than 3,391
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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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
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
There is significant language shift to Papuan Malay by the generations born after 1990. The villages are multiethnic and multilingual.
Location and Context
Countries
Spoken in the Raja Ampat archipelago, off the western tip of Bird's Head peninsula of New Guinea, West Papua province, Indonesia
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
Papuan Malay, Ma'ya, Biak, Seget, Javanese
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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Recent Resources
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