As language

As
Native toIndonesia
RegionBird's Head Peninsula
EthnicityAs
Native speakers
5-6 (2020)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3asz
Glottologasss1237
ELPAs
Approximate location where As is spoken
Approximate location where As is spoken
As
Approximate location where As is spoken
Approximate location where As is spoken
As
Coordinates: 0°45′S 131°44′E / 0.75°S 131.73°E / -0.75; 131.73

As is an Austronesian language spoken in the village of Asbaken, on the north coast of the Doberai Peninsula, on the Indonesian portion of the island of New Guinea.[1] It was possibly originally spoken on Gag Island.[2]

In 1987, Berry & Berry found approximately 300 speakers of As, but by 2020, Arnold found only six speakers, all elderly. The language is considered moribund as a result, though there is some interest among younger people in documenting the language before it is fully extinct.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Arnold, Laura (2020-07-31). "Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia". Language Documentation and Description. 17. doi:10.25894/ldd95. ISSN 2756-1224.
  2. ^ Berry, Keith; Berry, Christine (1987). "A survey of some West Papuan phylum languages". Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures. 4: 25–80.


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