ISO 639-3 · naknak
Austronesian family
Nakanai
Nakanai is a language of the Willaumez branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “language of the indigenous people of West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nak- Glottocode
naka1262- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nakanai |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nakanai language, Lakalai |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Nakanai
The branches above Nakanai, 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