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  4. Kire
ISO 639-3 · gebgeb
Ramu–Lower Sepik family

Kire

Kire is a language of the Misegian branch (Ramu–Lower Sepik), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
geb
Glottocode
kire1240
Centre point
-4.29, 144.72
Wikipedia
9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameKire
Also calledKire 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 Ramu–Lower Sepik to Kire

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

30Ramu–Lower Sepikfamily23Ramubranch3MisegianbranchgebKirelanguage
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