ISO 639-3 · lzllzl
Austronesian family
Litzlitz
Litzlitz is a language of the Central Vanuatu branch (Austronesian), spoken in Vanuatu.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lzl- Glottocode
litz1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Litzlitz |
|---|---|
| Also called | Naman, Litzlitz 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 levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Litzlitz
The branches above Litzlitz, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
1039Austronesianfamily944Malayo-Polynesianbranch634Nuclear Malayo-Polynesianbranch579Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbranch470Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbranch438Oceanicbranch220Central–Eastern Oceanicbranch130Southern Oceanicbranch95North and Central Vanuatubranch16Central VanuatubranchlzlLitzlitzlanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Vanuatu
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · NationalbisBislamaunclassified · 10,0001 · NationalappApmaAustronesian · 7,8006a · VigoroustnpWhitesandsAustronesian · 7,5007 · ShiftingmxeMele-FilaAustronesian · 3,5005 · DevelopingmllMalua BayAustronesian · 6006b · ThreatenedlnnNethalpAustronesian · 3406b · ThreatenedaulAuluaAustronesian · 3006a · Vigorous