ISO 639-3 · kuykuy
Australian Aboriginal languages family
Kuuku Ya'u
Kuuku Ya'u is a language of the North Cape York Paman branch (Australian Aboriginal languages), spoken in Australia.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kuy- Glottocode
kuuk1238- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 3 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kuuku Ya'u |
|---|
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 levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Australian Aboriginal languages to Kuuku Ya'u
The branches above Kuuku Ya'u, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Australia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafesylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalsrdSardinianIndo-European · 1.3 mDefinitely endangeredyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredmltMalteseunclassified · 482,8801 · NationaltetTetumAustronesian · 463,5005 · DevelopingsmoSamoanAustronesian · 415,7201 · NationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · National