Maps of Lemio
Languages of Papua New Guinea (Dahl)
Languages of Papua New Guinea (Dahl)
Map Creator: Östen Dahl & Ghazaleh VafaeianData Source: Various web sources including:
Papuan New Guinea Collection of Data Sources
Contact: Östen Dahl & Ghazaleh Vafaeian, Stockholm University
Email: oesten
ling.su.se Department of Linguistics
Stockholm University
S-106 91 Stockholm
Date Digitized: Sept-2011
Map Description:
This map intends to show the distribution of the indigenous languages of the eastern part of the island of New Guinea, that is, the part that belongs to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (It thus excludes, for the time being, the Indonesian part of the island and the smaller islands included in Papua New Guinea.) Papua New Guinea is the country in the world that is home to the largest number of living languages, estimated at 830, or 12 per cent of all languages in the world. Of these, 700 are spoken on the main island. Although the geographical area covered is only about 400,000 sq. kms, this makes up roughly 10 per cent of the languages of the world. The map contains full or partial information about approximately 550 of these, or almost 8 per cent of the world's languages.
Papua New Guinea: Sociolinguistic Situation of the Sam People
Sociolinguistic Situation of the Sam People
Source:
Rueck, Mike and Jore, Tim. 2003. Sociolinguistic Situation of the Sam People.
SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2003-019. Dallas: SIL International.
SIL International 2003
Contact: SIL International, silesr_Dallassil.org
Digitization Date: 01 Oct 2009
Source Creation Date: 03 Apr 2009
Project Description:
These maps are based on a sociolinguistic survey of the Sam people conducted by the Summer Institute of Linguistics in February of 2001. The two maps selected show the language and dialect boundaries in the Rai Coast of Madang Province of Papua New Guinea where the Sam people reside, as well as common travel routes used in the region. This information is part of a larger body of research which examines the relevant cultural, demographic, and geographic aspects while investigating the vitality of the Sam language.
Contact: SIL International, silesr_Dallas
sil.org
Digitization Date: 01 Oct 2009
Source Creation Date: 03 Apr 2009
Project Description:
These maps are based on a sociolinguistic survey of the Sam people conducted by the Summer Institute of Linguistics in February of 2001. The two maps selected show the language and dialect boundaries in the Rai Coast of Madang Province of Papua New Guinea where the Sam people reside, as well as common travel routes used in the region. This information is part of a larger body of research which examines the relevant cultural, demographic, and geographic aspects while investigating the vitality of the Sam language.
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