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ISO 639-3 · ncanca
Trans–New Guinea family

Iyo

Iyo is a language of the Gusap-Mot branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
nca
Glottocode
iyoo1238
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameIyo
Also calledIyo language

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

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 Iyo

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily30Finisterre–Huonbranch18Finisterrebranch7Gusap-MotbranchncaIyolanguage
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