lang_description: "Bierebo is a dialect network with seven varieties, which are not all mutually intelligible. The names of the dialects correspond to the names of villages where they are spoken, except for Yana, Yakana, and Yaningi (all meaning ‘what?’); these 3 varieties are spoken on the East coast in Lokopui area. The Yana and Yakana varieties are moribund, while the other varieties are fairly stable.",
classification: "Austronesian; Malayo-Polynesian; Oceanic; Central Vanuatu",
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date_of_info: "1983",
public_comment: "483 speakers reported in 1983. Today there may be under 350.",
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date_of_info: "2006-2007",
public_comment: "Estimated 900 – 1000 people speak Bierebo as a first language. There are a handful of language learners – e.g. some women marrying into Bierebo-speaking communities. There are 26 speakers of the Yakana variety, and only 2 elderly speakers of the Yana variety. All speakers of Yakana and Yana also speak Yaningi. The Bonkovio variety has roughly 465 speakers; Ruwo, about 90 speakers; Yopuna, 61 speakers; Yaningi, 121 speakers (including speakers of Yana and Yakana); and Malvasi, about 170 speakers.",
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updated_at: "2018-03-25 01:00:14",
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institutional_support: "",
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domains_of_use: "Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.",