The status of the least documented language families in the world
Harald Hammarström. 2010. "The Status of the Least Documented Language Families in the World." In Language Documentation and Conservation, 4: 177-212. Online: http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/4478/hammar….
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native Speakers Worldwide
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
Everyone over 30 speaks is bilingual in Abau. Younger generations are not fluent in Pyu or Abau, but prefer Tok Pisin.
Location and Context
Countries
Papua New Guinea; Indonesia
Location Description
The language is spoken only in the village of Biake 2 within its hamlets (north of the Sepik River and just east of the PNG-Indonesia border), and in an unlocated village on the bend of the Sepik within Indonesian territory.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Abau, Tok Pisin
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:
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Recent Resources
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