Endangered Languages Project - Pwapwâ

Pwapwâ

^{[aka Poapoa, Neukaledonien,]}

Classification: Austronesian

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Poapoa, Neukaledonien
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, New Caledonian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		pop
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
16
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1996 census.

PLACES: New Caledonia;

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1982, 130 speakers were reported. Today they are much fewer.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Under pressure from neighboring languages and French.

PLACES: New Caledonia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northern quarter of New Caledonia, on the coast and hinterland on the southwestern side, around Boyen.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
39
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Only speakers above age 14 are included in this figure.

DATE OF INFO: 2009

PLACES: New Caledonia

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
16
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing