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ISO 639-3 · tnhtnh
Trans–New Guinea family

Maiani

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

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
tnh
Glottocode
maia1253
Wikipedia
6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameMaiani
Also calledMaiani language

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Maiani

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch25CroisillesbranchtnhMaianilanguage
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