ISO 639-3 · bowbow
Morehead and Upper Maro River family · extinct or historical language
Rema
Rema is an extinct or historical language of the Morehead and Upper Maro River branch, spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Papuan language of New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bow- Glottocode
rema1238- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Rema |
|---|---|
| Also called | Rema language |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Morehead and Upper Maro River to Rema
The branches above Rema, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
4Morehead and Upper Maro RiverfamilybowRemalanguage
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