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ISO 639-3 · ukgukg
Trans–New Guinea family

Ukuriguma

Ukuriguma is a language of the Numugen branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata counts 170 first-language speakers (2003).

6b · Threatened170
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ukg
Glottocode
ukur1240
Wikipedia
5 language editions
170first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameUkuriguma
Also calledUkuriguma language
L1 speakers170 (2003)

Vitality

EGIDS 6b Threatened6b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Ukuriguma

The branches above Ukuriguma, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch25Croisillesbranch6NumugenbranchukgUkurigumalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Papua New Guinea630 languages in the index

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