Информация из: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
В серьезной опасности
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80
Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. Wurm (2000).
ГЕОГРАФИЯ
Papua New Guinea;
Информация из: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge
В серьезной опасности
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
In 1977, 100 speakers were reported. There may be fewer today.
РАЗГОВОРНЫЕ ТЕНДЕНЦИИ
ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О СТАТУСЕ ЯЗЫКА
The speakers are bilingual in the large neighbouring Nyindrou (or Lindrou) language. This and the creolized Tok Pisin of the Admiralty Islands exerts pressure on Likum.
ДРУГИЕ ЯЗЫКИ, ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМЫЕ ДАННЫМ СООБЩЕСТВОМ СООБЩЕСТВОМ
Nyindrou (or Lindrou)
Tok Pisin
Письменность
No literacy
ГЕОГРАФИЯ
Papua New Guinea
ОПИСАНИЕ РЕГИОНА
Manus Province. Spoken in the western part of Manus Island, Admiralty Islands.
Информация из: “World Oral Literature Project” .
В серьезной опасности
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80
Информация из: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Под угрозой исчезновения
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available