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ISO 639-3 · usuusu
Trans–New Guinea family

Uya

Uya is a language of the Rai Coast branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Rai Coast language”.

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
usu
Glottocode
uyaa1238
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameUya
Also calledUsu

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

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

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Uya

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch6Rai CoastbranchusuUyalanguage
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