ISO 639-3 · urvurv
Austronesian family · extinct or historical language
Uruava
Uruava is an extinct or historical language of the Northwest Solomonic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “extinct Austronesian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
urv- Glottocode
urua1242- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 10 Extinct
- UNESCO
- Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
10EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Uruava |
|---|---|
| Also called | Uruava language |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 10 Extinct10
Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Extinct
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Uruava
The branches above Uruava, 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