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ALSO KNOWN AS		Urakin, Wasepnau
CLASSIFICATION		Torricelli
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		urt
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Wasep Ngau (North Urat) Wasep Yam (South Urat) Wusyep Tep (East Urat) Wusyep Yihre (Central Urat)
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,280
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
2,480 in Wasep Ngau, 2,060 in Wusyep Yihre, 1,210 in Wasep Yam, and 550 in Wusyep Tep (SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 2003

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"Children understand; youth rarely speak Urat. All domains for the elderly. All age groups: to hide comments from outsiders, e.g. in disputes or accusations. Mainly adults."

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

"Neutral attitudes."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tok Pisin [tpi]

Scripts (Writing system)

Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "East Sepik Province, Dreikikir district, southwest of Wom, south of Kombio. 20 villages, several hamlets."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,840
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1970

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: 21 villages: Asiling, Daihungai, Emul, Meiwhak, Misim, Musenau, Musimbelim, Musimblem, Musingwik, Musingwa, Musilo, Mulengai, Musengi, Musendai, Namaisum, Nanaha, Nyambolei, Pelnandu, Perembil, Tuman, and Yermain.

			2014	Glottolog 2.3				Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology	http://glottolog.org	Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian	Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian. 2014. Glottolog 2.3. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://glottolog.org)													-3.60, 142.79
	18th		2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition	Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	SIL International	Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		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.	6,280	2003	1000-9999	2,480 in Wasep Ngau, 2,060 in Wusyep Yihre, 1,210 in Wasep Yam, and 550 in Wusyep Tep (SIL)	Tok Pisin [tpi]	"Neutral attitudes."	6,000	Threatened (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11	"Children understand; youth rarely speak Urat. All domains for the elderly. All age groups: to hide comments from outsiders, e.g. in disputes or accusations. Mainly adults."	Papua New Guinea	"East Sepik Province, Dreikikir district, southwest of Wom, south of Kombio. 20 villages, several hamlets."
Pacific Linguistics		B 25	1973	Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification	Wurm, Stephen A.	Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Linguistics	Canberra			Laycock, Donald C.		4,840	1970	1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Papua New Guinea	21 villages: Asiling, Daihungai, Emul, Meiwhak, Misim, Musenau, Musimbelim, Musimblem, Musingwik, Musingwa, Musilo, Mulengai, Musengi, Musendai, Namaisum, Nanaha, Nyambolei, Pelnandu, Perembil, Tuman, and Yermain.

Urat

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Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,280

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,840

Discussion

Urat

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Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6,280

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

4,840

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