ISO 639-3 · ayqayq
Sepik family
Ayi
Ayi is a language of the Sepik branch, spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ayq- Glottocode
ayip1235- Family
- Sepik
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ayi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ayi (Papua New Guinea) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sepik to Ayi
The branches above Ayi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
44SepikfamilyayqAyilanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Papua New Guinea
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationaltpiTok Pisinunclassified · 4.1 m1 · NationalenqEngaTrans–New Guinea · 230,0005 · DevelopinghmoHiri MotuAustronesian · 120,0003 · Wider CommunicationksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationmeuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · DevelopingazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · Shifting