ISO 639-3 · bnwbnw
Sepik family
Bisis
Bisis is a language of the Sepik Hill branch (Sepik), spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bnw- Glottocode
bisi1244- Family
- Sepik
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Centre point
- -4.47, 143.14
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bisis |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bisis 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 Sepik to Bisis
The branches above Bisis, 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