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ISO 639-3 · frqfrq
Trans–New Guinea family

Forak

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

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
frq
Glottocode
fora1245
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameForak
Also calledForak 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 Forak

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily30Finisterre–Huonbranch18Finisterrebranch8WarupbranchfrqForaklanguage
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 · 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