ISO 639-3 · bcfbcf
Kiwaian family
Bamu
Bamu is a language of the Kiwaian branch, spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bcf- Glottocode
bamu1257- Family
- Kiwaian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bamu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bamu language |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Kiwaian to Bamu
The branches above Bamu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
3KiwaianfamilybcfBamulanguage
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