ISO 639-3 · kbmkbm
Austronesian family
Iwal
Iwal is a language of the Western Oceanic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kbm- Glottocode
iwal1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Iwal |
|---|---|
| Also called | Iwal language |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Iwal
The branches above Iwal, 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 · DevelopingksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · ShiftingygrYagariaTrans–New Guinea · 21,0005 · DevelopingmekMekeoAustronesian · 19,0005 · Developing