ISO 639-3 · lcmlcm
Austronesian family
Tungag
Tungag is a language of the Meso-Melanesian branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata counts about 12,000 speakers (1990).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lcm- Glottocode
tung1290- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
8levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tungag |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tungag language, Tungak language, lcm |
| All speakers | 12,000 (1990) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Tungag
The branches above Tungag, 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 CommunicationksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationmeuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · DevelopingazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · Shifting