ISO 639-3 · wabwab
Austronesian family
Wab
Wab is a language of the Bel branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wab- Glottocode
wabb1237- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wab |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wab language |
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: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Wab
The branches above Wab, 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