ISO 639-3 · oumoum
Austronesian family · extinct or historical language
Ouma
Ouma is an extinct or historical language of the Papuan Tip branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata counts about 4 speakers (2010).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
oum- Glottocode
ouma1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 10 Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
10EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ouma |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ouma language |
| All speakers | 4 (2010) |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 10 Extinct10
Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Ouma
The branches above Ouma, 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