ISO 639-3 · raqraq
Sino-Tibetan family
Saam
Saam is a language of the Kiranti branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Nepal.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
raq- Glottocode
saam1282- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Saam |
|---|---|
| Also called | Saam language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
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 Sino-Tibetan to Saam
The branches above Saam, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nepal
hinHindiIndo-European · 615.3 m1 · NationalbhoBhojpuriIndo-European · 52.2 m4 · EducationalmaiMaithiliIndo-European · 34.1 m2 · ProvincialnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalawaAwadhiIndo-European · 22 m5 · DevelopingmwrMarwariIndo-European · 13 mrwrMarwariIndo-European · 7.9 m5 · DevelopingsatSantaliAustroasiatic · 7.2 m4 · EducationalsckNagpuriIndo-European · 7 m3 · Wider CommunicationbodTibetanunclassified · 1.2 m2 · Provincial