ISO 639-3 · ulkulk
Eastern Trans-Fly family
Meriam
Meriam is a language of the Eastern Trans-Fly branch, spoken in Australia. Wikidata describes it as “Papuan language in Australia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ulk- Glottocode
meri1244- Family
- Eastern Trans-Fly
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Meriam |
|---|---|
| Also called | Meriam language, Meriam Mir, Able Able, Miriam-Mir, Mœyam |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Eastern Trans-Fly to Meriam
The branches above Meriam, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
3Eastern Trans-FlyfamilyulkMeriamlanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Australia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafesylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalsrdSardinianIndo-European · 1.3 mDefinitely endangeredyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredmltMalteseunclassified · 482,8801 · NationaltetTetumAustronesian · 463,5005 · DevelopingsmoSamoanAustronesian · 415,7201 · NationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · National