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ISO 639-3 · xowxow
Trans–New Guinea family

Kowaki

Kowaki is a language of the Croisilles branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

8b · Nearly Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
xow
Glottocode
kowa1245
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level

Facts

NameKowaki
Also calledKowaki language

Vitality

EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Kowaki

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch25CroisillesbranchxowKowakilanguage
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