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18/02/2012 Language Documentation in Papua: The state of the art Apriani Arilaha, Nikolaus P. Himmelmann, Novita Ndiken, Sutriani Narfafan 276 languages presented by according to Nikolaus P. Himmelmann Ethnologue Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/ Known Problems of Language Listings 1. Language/dialect distinction, here particularly relevant for Asmat, Dani, Yali, Irires 2. Data quality (alternate names, census = 38% of all info, maps, etc) languages 3. Inclusion of regional and national spoken in languages, e.g. Papua Malay (not Indonesia (276 of 726) included, but 4 kinds of Malay in Maluku, 2 in NTT, 2 in Sulawesi) Older Listings SHWNG: West New Guinea (34) Oceanic: Sarmi Jayapura Bay (14) Voorhoeve (1975): 199 languages (many ? with various dialects) Silzer & Heikkinen (1984): 230 languages and 10 major varieties (mostly Dani and Asmat). Hays 2003 – papuaweb.org: 269 languages (based also mostly on Ethnologue) CMP: Bomberai Austronesian (56) North/South (5) 1 18/02/2012 Papuan Languages (220) Speaker numbers Lakes Plain (20) Tor Kwerba (24) Largest, smallest, mean, median Trans‐New Guinea (93) Administrative structure of Irian Jaya before Sociopolitical Setting 1998 (?): 1 Province, 12 Kabupaten Kab. Biak Numfor Accelerating change in the last 150 years: Kab. Manokwari Kab. Sorong Kab. Yapen Waropen - Christian mission since 1855, last ‘first’ Kab. Jayapura Kab. Nabire contacts in the late 1970s Kab. Puncak Jaya Kab. Fakfak Kab. Paniai - Dutch colonial rule 1898 till 1962 Kab. Jayawijaya Kab. Mimika - Indonesiasikan 1962-1998 Kab. Merauke - Otonomi daerah 2001-?? PROVINSI PAPUA Demographic change Population figures 1988/2010 2010 1988 Papua Papua Barat (Irian Jaya) Rural Urban Rural Urban PROVINSI PAPUA BARAT 2.097.752 735.629 532.659 227.763 2.833.381 760.422 Now 2 Provinces with all 1,452,900 3,593,803 together 28 Kabupaten (19 Kabupaten in Papua and 9 Kabupaten in Papua Barat). 2 18/02/2012 Sociocultural Groups Religion Saireri Region Tabi Region Doberai Region Mee-Paqo Region Bomberai Lani-Paqo Region Region Anim-Ha Region Sociocultural Groups Previous Work: Dutch Colonial Period F. J. L. van Hasselt: Biak (Numfor) (1868) Bomberai Region Mee-Paqo P. Drabbe: Region Paniai, Ekagi, Marind, Asmat (1940-1963) Anim-Ha Region Previous Work: Dutch Colonial Period Soeharto Period (1966-1998) Volker Heeschen : Eipomek, Yale (1976 – 20??) Anceaux: Nimboran, Yapen (Survey), Myron H. Bromley : Bomberai (Survey) (1953-1973) Dani (1961-1972) H. J. K.Cowan: Sentani (1965) and many works on classifications of Voorhoeve : Asmat (1965) many Papuan languages sketches and proposals for classification 3 18/02/2012 Soeharto Period (1966-1998) Soeharto Period (1966-1998) P. Silzer: Ambae (1983) Cecilia Odé: Ger P. Reesink : Mpur (2002) Hattam (1999) Philomena Dol : Don A. L. Flassy : Maybrat (1996) Gilles Gravelle : Tehit, Iha, Mbaham (1979) Meyah (1998) Lourens de Vries: Inanwatan ISIR project Leiden (1993-2000); (1994-1995), Wambon and some outcomes Korowai 2000 - Today 2000 - Today Sara Karubaba : Sawaki/CELD team: Ambai (2008) Wooi (DoBeS) ??: Wandamen, Irarutu Suriel Mofu : Biak (2008) David Gil : Roon Mark Donohue: Saweru (2001), Skou (2004), various surveys and notes David Kamholz : Moor 2000 - Today Current Needs Riesberg/CELD team : Sarmi Jayapura Bay Highlands (?) (DoBeS) Kwerba Mark Donohue, Fanny South Bird’s Head Cottet et al. (ANU, ARC Project), Harald Hammarstrom, Sutriani Mairasi Narfafan (CELD): Bomberai peninsula Lakes Plain I Wayan Arka : Moraori 4 18/02/2012 THANK YOU Apriani Arilaha Sutriani Narfafan Novita Ndiken 5.

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