ISO 639-3 · alhalh
Australian Aboriginal languages family
Alawa
Alawa is a language of the Arnhem branch (Australian Aboriginal languages), spoken in Australia. Wikidata counts about 12 speakers (2013). Wikidata describes it as “Australian Aboriginal language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
alh- Glottocode
alaw1244- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Alawa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Alawa language |
| All speakers | 12 (2013) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Australian Aboriginal languages to Alawa
The branches above Alawa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Australia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafesylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalsrdSardinianIndo-European · 1.3 mDefinitely endangeredyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredmltMalteseunclassified · 482,8801 · NationaltetTetumAustronesian · 463,5005 · DevelopingsmoSamoanAustronesian · 415,7201 · NationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · National