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ALSO KNOWN AS		Emira-Mussau, Musau-Emira, Mussau, Musao
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, St. Matthias
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		emi
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Emira Southern Mussau Western Mussau Eastern Mussau
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Information from: “Australasia and the Pacific” (425-577) . Stephen Wurm (2007) , Christopher Moseley · Routledge

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,651
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1992, 4,200 to 5,000 speakers were reported. Recent reports mention 3,651.

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

The language is under pressure from Tok Pisin, which tends to be preferred by young speakers and children.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tok Pisin

More on Orthography

There is some literacy in it.

PLACES: Papua New Guinea

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Mussau or St Matthias Islands, northwest of the northwestern end of New Ireland.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,651
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
5,000 (2003 SIL), increasing. Ethnic population: 5,000, including 3,500 in the traditional area (2000 J. Brownie SIL)

DATE OF INFO: 2003

MORE ON VITALITY

increasing

PLACES: Papua New Guinea;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide

	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		3,651		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					-1.4774,149.6392
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.													-1.45,149.616666667
		2007	Australasia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	425-577	Christopher Moseley	Routledge	London and New York		Stephen Wurm	Stephen Wurm. 2007. "Australasia and the Pacific." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. 425-577. Routledge.			3,651		1000-9999	In 1992, 4,200 to 5,000 speakers were reported. Recent reports mention 3,651.	Tok Pisin	Threatened (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	The language is under pressure from Tok Pisin, which tends to be preferred by young speakers and children.	Papua New Guinea	Mussau or St Matthias Islands, northwest of the northwestern end of New Ireland.
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			5,000		1000-9999			Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	5,000	5,000	2003	1000-9999	5,000 (2003 SIL), increasing. Ethnic population: 5,000, including 3,500 in the traditional area (2000 J. Brownie SIL)		Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		increasing	Papua New Guinea;

Mussau-Emira

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Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,651

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,651

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

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Mussau-Emira

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Language information by source

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,651

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,651

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

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