ISO 639-3 · lerler
Austronesian family
Lenkau
Lenkau is a language of the Admiralty Islands branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Oceanic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ler- Glottocode
lenk1247- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Centre point
- -2.34, 147.72
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lenkau |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lenkau language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Lenkau
The branches above Lenkau, 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