ISO 639-3 · aglagl
East Strickland family
Fembe
Fembe is a language of the East Strickland branch, spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “threatened language of Papua New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
agl- Glottocode
femb1238- Family
- East Strickland
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Fembe |
|---|---|
| Also called | Fembe 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 levelfamily tree
From East Strickland to Fembe
The branches above Fembe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
3East StricklandfamilyaglFembelanguage
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