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Literacy rate and published Bible portion update
Song Kim, Tue, 2022-04-05 08:08
Regarding:
Language DevelopmentISO 639-3:
tadThe literacy rate of Tause people in L1 is now can be rated as 10% but L2 is still 5%.
There are five Bible portions publised recently; Ruth, Jonah, Creation story, the story of Joseph, and the Life of Jesus (based on the Gospel of Luke).
Editorial Action
We will add the literacy rates in both L1 and L2 languages as well as the Scripture portions and selections for Tause [tad] in Papua, Indonesia -- for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.
Population changed
Song Kim, Tue, 2022-04-05 07:55
Regarding:
PopulationISO 639-3:
tadThe population of Tause is increased to 650 these days as the infant mortality rate is decreased due to the better medical service even though it should be improved.
Editorial Action
We will update the L1 speaker population for Tause [tad] in Papua, Indonesia, to be included in the next edition of the Ethnologue.