ISO 639-3 · sszssz
Austronesian family
Sengseng
Sengseng is a language of the Pasismanua branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ssz- Glottocode
seng1281- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
12levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Sengseng |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sengseng language |
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 Sengseng
The branches above Sengseng, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
1039Austronesianfamily944Malayo-Polynesianbranch634Nuclear Malayo-Polynesianbranch579Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbranch470Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbranch438Oceanicbranch174Western Oceanicbranch65North New Guineabranch19Ngero–Vitiazbranch5Southwest New Britainbranch5Arawe-Pasismanuabranch5PasismanuabranchsszSengsenglanguage
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