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Trans–New Guinea family

Barai

Barai is a language of the Koiarian branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

5 · Developing
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At a glance
ISO 639-3
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Glottocode
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Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameBarai
Also calledBarai language

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Barai

The branches above Barai, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

212Trans–New Guineafamily5KoiarianbranchbbbBarailanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Papua New Guinea630 languages in the index

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