ISO 639-3 · mgmmgm
Austronesian family
Mambai
Mambai is a language of the Timoric branch (Austronesian), spoken in East Timor. Wikidata counts 130,000 first-language speakers (2010).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mgm- Glottocode
mamb1306- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 14 language editions
130,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mambai |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mambae, Mambai language (Timor), Manbae |
| L1 speakers | 130,000 (2010) |
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 Mambai
The branches above Mambai, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in East Timor
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