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ISO 639-3 · mczmcz
Trans–New Guinea family

Mawan

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

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
mcz
Glottocode
mawa1267
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameMawan
Also calledMawan language

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

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 Mawan

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch25Croisillesbranch13Mabusobranch9HansemanbranchmczMawanlanguage
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