ISO 639-3 · smcsmc
Trans–New Guinea family · extinct or historical language
Som
Som is an extinct or historical language of the Finisterre branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
smc- Glottocode
somm1240- Family
- Trans–New Guinea
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Som |
|---|---|
| Also called | Som language |
| Kind | extinct or historical 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 levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Trans–New Guinea to Som
The branches above Som, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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