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ALSO KNOWN AS		Kasiwa, Kativa, Muyu, Ningerum, Ninggeroem, Ninggirum, Ninggrum, Niyium, Obgwo, Orgwo, Tedi, Tidi
CLASSIFICATION		Trans-New Guinea, Ok, Lowland Ok
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nxr
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Ninggirum Kasuwa Daupka
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Information from: “Languages of Irian Jaya, Checklist: preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists” . Voorhoeve, C. L. (1975) Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>3,500
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,150
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
5,150 in Papua New Guinea (2000 census). 2,060 monolinguals; 1,000 in Indonesia.

DATE OF INFO: 2000

SPEAKER ATTITUDE: "Positive attitudes."
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: Papua New Guinea; Indonesia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: In Papua New Guinea: "Western Province between Ok Birim and Ok Tedi rivers, east of Ok Tedi to main road linking Kiunga and Tabubil, and north to the main mountain range." In Indonesia: "Papua Province, border area."

PLACES: Indonesia; Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: In Indonesia: Papua province, unknown villages. In Papua New Guinea: Ninggirum proper is spoken in Garandimok, Tamaro, Tikam, Wombon, BIkim, Tengkim, Minipon, Hukim, Tiongtau, Bwakim, Tarakbits, Detau, Bankim, Wogman, Wuwungo, Kwakwi, Iongtau, Twinkwi, Kolebon, Bumbin, Ogun, and Butipkawok villages; Kasuwa dialect is spoken in Irimkwi, Savakbon, Ambare, Deikwi, Sawanam, Kaiumguin, Tundenghiatkwi, Kumguit, Derongo, Bankim No. 1, Duombonkim, Mongolavuram, Wurimkawatgo, Haidauwogam, Ogun, and Butipkawok villages; Daupka dialect is spoken in Boliwogam, Oktidetau, and Nioksikwi villages.

		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)									Indonesia; Papua New Guinea	In Indonesia: Papua province, unknown villages. In Papua New Guinea: Ninggirum proper is spoken in Garandimok, Tamaro, Tikam, Wombon, BIkim, Tengkim, Minipon, Hukim, Tiongtau, Bwakim, Tarakbits, Detau, Bankim, Wogman, Wuwungo, Kwakwi, Iongtau, Twinkwi, Kolebon, Bumbin, Ogun, and Butipkawok villages; Kasuwa dialect is spoken in Irimkwi, Savakbon, Ambare, Deikwi, Sawanam, Kaiumguin, Tundenghiatkwi, Kumguit, Derongo, Bankim No. 1, Duombonkim, Mongolavuram, Wurimkawatgo, Haidauwogam, Ogun, and Butipkawok villages; Daupka dialect is spoken in Boliwogam, Oktidetau, and Nioksikwi villages.	-5.43, 141.16
	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.		6,150	2000	1000-9999	5,150 in Papua New Guinea (2000 census). 2,060 monolinguals; 1,000 in Indonesia.	English [eng], Hiri Motu [hmo], Tok Pisin [tpi], Faiwol [fai], Telefol [tlf], Yongkom [yon]	"Positive attitudes."	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Papua New Guinea; Indonesia	In Papua New Guinea: "Western Province between Ok Birim and Ok Tedi rivers, east of Ok Tedi to main road linking Kiunga and Tabubil, and north to the main mountain range." In Indonesia: "Papua Province, border area."
Pacific Linguistics: Series B		1975	Languages of Irian Jaya, Checklist: preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists		Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University	31				Voorhoeve, C. L.	C. L. Voorhoeve. 1975. "Languages of Irian Jaya, Checklist: Preliminary Classification, Language Maps, Wordlists." 31: Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.	HHOLD	>3,500		1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

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