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population increase

Brendon Yoder, Wed, 2022-05-11 15:58
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Based on a recent census Yulianus Wau, community leader, reports that there are currently just over 550 speakers of Abawiri / Foau. Most of these live in the village of Fuau while roughly 100 individuals live in more urban areas. Population growth has occurred due to medical advances; intergenerational transmission continues unbroken.

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We will update the L1 speaker population for Foau [flh] in Papua, Indonesia, to be included in the next edition of the Ethnologue.

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Chuck Fennig, Mon, 2022-05-16 13:24

Dear Brendon,

So good to hear from you again! I trust you and your family are doing well.

Thank you for this information on Foau (Abawiri) [flh] in Indonesia. We will update the Ethnologue database; these updates will be seen in the next edition in 2023.

Blessings,

Chuck Fennig
Managing Editor, Ethnologue

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