Language Information by Source

Australia and the Pacific

Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X

Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<17
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 5

A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.

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Transmission

Transmission 5

There are only a few elderly speakers.

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Speakers

Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
It is not linguistically close to any other language in the general area. In 1992, there were seventeen speakers, but their numbers decreased since. Moribund, almost extinct.

Location and Context

Countries
Philippines
Location Description

Southeastern part of the head portion of northern Luzon, Quirino Province. The few speakers are scattered in villages, with twelve in Villa San- tiago, and three or four in the town of Nagtipunan.

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None

Writing Systems

Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
No literacy in it.

Community Members