dialect_varieties: "Nyaura (Western); Palimbei (Central and Eastern Iatmul)",
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simplified_level: "mid",
coordinates: "-4.30, 143.32",
updated_at: "2018-03-25 01:00:32",
speaker_attitude: ""[T]he traditionally high status of Iatmul culture could explain why there has been a recent reversal among adult Iatmul, who, at least in their rhetoric, are opposed to language shift, and criticize children speaking Tok Pisin."",
government_support: "",
institutional_support: "",
_other_languages_used: "Tok Pisin [tpi], English [eng]",
domains_of_use: "Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.",
public_comment: "6,000 speakers in 9 villages in the Western (Nyaula) area; 5,000 speakers in 7 villages in the Central (Pali'bei) area; 5,000 speakers in 7 villages in the Eastern (Waliakwi) area; 7,000 speakers in ~10 villages in the Northern (Maligwat) area; 23,000 diaspora speakers.",