ISO 639-3 · bmcbmc
Austronesian family
Biem
Biem is a language of the Manam branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Oceanic language of northeast New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bmc- Glottocode
biem1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Biem |
|---|---|
| Also called | Biem language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Biem
The branches above Biem, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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