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ISO 639-3 · sbqsbq
Trans–New Guinea family

Sileibi

Sileibi is a language of the Southern Adelbert branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
sbq
Glottocode
sile1255
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
7EGIDS level

Facts

NameSileibi
Also calledSileibi language, Sirva 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
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Sileibi

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch10Southern AdelbertbranchsbqSileibilanguage
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