ISO 639-3 · kcbkcb
Trans–New Guinea family
Kawacha
Kawacha is a language of the Angan branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kcb- Glottocode
kawa1276- Family
- Trans–New Guinea
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Centre point
- -7.05, 146.15
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kawacha |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kawucha, Kawacha 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: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Trans–New Guinea to Kawacha
The branches above Kawacha, 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 · 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