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ISO 639-3 · birbir
Trans–New Guinea family

Bisorio

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

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bir
Glottocode
biso1243
Wikipedia
3 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameBisorio
Also calledBisorio language

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 level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Bisorio

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily5EnganbranchbirBisoriolanguage
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 · NationalhmoHiri 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 · ShiftingygrYagariaTrans–New Guinea · 21,0005 · Developing