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ISO 639-3 · swmswm
Trans–New Guinea family

Samosa

Samosa is a language of the Madang branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
swm
Glottocode
samo1306
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
7EGIDS level

Facts

NameSamosa
Also calledSamosa language

Vitality

EGIDS 7 Shifting7

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Samosa

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44MadangbranchswmSamosalanguage
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