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ISO 639-3 · whgwhg
Trans–New Guinea family

North Wahgi

North Wahgi is a language of the Chimbu–Wahgi branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
whg
Glottocode
nort2921
Wikipedia
2 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameNorth Wahgi
Also calledNorth Wahgi language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to North Wahgi

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily9Chimbu–WahgibranchwhgNorth Wahgilanguage
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