ISO 639-3 · tnxtnx
Austronesian family
Tanema
Tanema is a language of the Utupua-Vanikoro branch (Austronesian), spoken in Solomon Islands. Wikidata counts about 4 speakers (2007).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tnx- Glottocode
tane1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 13 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tanema |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tanema language |
| All speakers | 4 (2007) |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Tanema
The branches above Tanema, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Solomon Islands
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpisPijinIndo-European · 25,0003 · Wider Communicationalu'Are'areAustronesian · 18,0005 · DevelopingnflÄiwooAustronesian · 8,4006a · VigorousbaaBabatanaAustronesian · 7,0705 · DevelopingtkpTikopiaAustronesian · 3,3245 · DevelopingmteMonoAustronesian · 2,9406a · VigorouslvkLavukaleveunclassified · 1,7836a · VigorouspivVaeakau-TaumakoAustronesian · 1,1426a · VigorousmprVangunuAustronesian · 9106a · Vigorous