ISO 639-3 · tbjtbj
Austronesian family
Tiang
Tiang is a language of the Western Oceanic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Western Oceanic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tbj- Glottocode
tian1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tiang |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tiang language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Tiang
The branches above Tiang, 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 · DevelopingksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · ShiftingygrYagariaTrans–New Guinea · 21,0005 · DevelopingmekMekeoAustronesian · 19,0005 · Developing