ISO 639-3 · sijsij
Austronesian family
Numbami
Numbami is a language of the Huon Gulf branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sij- Glottocode
numb1247- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Numbami |
|---|---|
| Also called | Numbami language, Siboma, Sipoma |
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: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Numbami
The branches above Numbami, 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