ISO 639-3 · kaxkax
West Papuan family
Kao
bahasa Kao
Kao is a language of the North Halmahera branch (West Papuan), spoken in Indonesia. Wikidata describes it as “language in North Maluku”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kax- Glottocode
kaoo1238- Family
- West Papuan
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 1.15, 127.82
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kao · bahasa Kao |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kao language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From West Papuan to Kao
The branches above Kao, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Indonesia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 maraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeindIndonesianAustronesian · 199 m1 · NationaljavJavaneseAustronesian · 84.3 m4 · EducationaltamTamilDravidian · 83 m2 · ProvincialmsaMalayAustronesian · 77 mnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · VigoroushakHakka ChineseSino-Tibetan · 48.2 m5 · Developing