ISO 639-3 · tkwtkw
Austronesian family
Teanu
Teanu is a language of the Utupua-Vanikoro branch (Austronesian), spoken in Solomon Islands. Wikidata counts 800 first-language speakers (2012).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tkw- Glottocode
tean1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
800first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Teanu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Teanu language |
| L1 speakers | 800 (2012) |
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 Austronesian to Teanu
The branches above Teanu, 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