ISO 639-3 · kiskis
Austronesian family
Kis
Kis is a language of the Schouten branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata counts about 220 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Oceanic language of northeast New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kis- Glottocode
kiss1246- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kis |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kis language |
| All speakers | 220 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Kis
The branches above Kis, 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