ISO 639-3 · ksdksd
Austronesian family
Tolai
Tolai is a language of the St George linkage branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata counts 61,000 first-language speakers (1991) and 20,000 who speak it as a second language. Wikidata describes it as “language of the indigenous people of East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ksd- Glottocode
kuan1248- Family
- Austronesian
- Wikipedia
- 17 language editions
61,000first-language speakers
20,000second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tolai |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kuanua, Tolai language, Tinata Tuna, ksd |
| L1 speakers | 61,000 (1991) |
| L2 speakers | 20,000 (1991) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Tolai
The branches above Tolai, 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 CommunicationmeuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · DevelopingazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · ShiftingygrYagariaTrans–New Guinea · 21,0005 · Developing