ISO 639-3 · waqwaq
Australian Aboriginal languages family
Wagiman
Wagiman is a language of the Australian Aboriginal languages branch, spoken in Australia.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
waq- Glottocode
wage1238- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 13 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wagiman |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wageman, Wagiman language |
| Grammatical cases | 1 listed in Wikidata |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Australian Aboriginal languages to Wagiman
The branches above Wagiman, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
262Australian Aboriginal languagesfamilywaqWagimanlanguage
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Australia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafesylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalsrdSardinianIndo-European · 1.3 mDefinitely endangeredyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredmltMalteseunclassified · 482,8801 · NationaltetTetumAustronesian · 463,5005 · DevelopingsmoSamoanAustronesian · 415,7201 · NationaltonTonganAustronesian · 186,0101 · National