ISO 639-3 · vayvay
Sino-Tibetan family
Vayu
Vayu is a language of the Kiranti branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Nepal. Wikidata counts 1,500 first-language speakers (2011).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
vay- Glottocode
wayu1241- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
1,500first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Vayu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wayu, Hayu, Vayu language |
| L1 speakers | 1,500 (2011) |
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 levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Vayu
The branches above Vayu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nepal
hinHindiIndo-European · 615.3 m1 · NationalbhoBhojpuriIndo-European · 52.2 m4 · EducationalmaiMaithiliIndo-European · 34.1 m2 · ProvincialnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalawaAwadhiIndo-European · 22 m5 · DevelopingmwrMarwariIndo-European · 13 mrwrMarwariIndo-European · 7.9 m5 · DevelopingsatSantaliAustroasiatic · 7.2 m4 · EducationalsckNagpuriIndo-European · 7 m3 · Wider CommunicationbodTibetanunclassified · 1.2 m2 · Provincial