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ISO 639-3 · gcngcn
Trans–New Guinea family

Gaina

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

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
gcn
Glottocode
gain1243
Wikipedia
2 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameGaina
Also calledGaina language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Gaina

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily7BinandereanbranchgcnGainalanguage
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