ISO 639-3 · fajfaj
Trans–New Guinea family
Faita
Faita is a language of the Southern Adelbert branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
faj- Glottocode
fait1240- Family
- Trans–New Guinea
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Faita |
|---|---|
| Also called | Faita language, Kulsab language, Kursav language, Kulsab, Kursav |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Trans–New Guinea to Faita
The branches above Faita, 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