ISO 639-3 · mwamwa
Austronesian family
Mwatebu
Mwatebu is a language of the Papuan Tip branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mwa- Glottocode
mwat1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- -10.04, 151.10
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mwatebu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mwatebu language |
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 Austronesian to Mwatebu
The branches above Mwatebu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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