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ISO 639-3 · mhfmhf
Trans–New Guinea family

Mamaa

Mamaa is a language of the Finisterre–Huon branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

8b · Nearly Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
mhf
Glottocode
mama1277
Wikipedia
6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level

Facts

NameMamaa
Also calledMamaa 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
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Mamaa

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily30Finisterre–HuonbranchmhfMamaalanguage
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