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ISO 639-3 · sixsix
Trans–New Guinea family

Sumau

Sumau is a language of the Rai Coast branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
six
Glottocode
suma1270
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameSumau
Also calledSumau language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Sumau

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch6Rai CoastbranchsixSumaulanguage
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