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ISO 639-3 · wmcwmc
Trans–New Guinea family

Wamas

Wamas is a language of the Hanseman branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Papua New Guinea.

6b · Threatened
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At a glance
ISO 639-3
wmc
Glottocode
wama1247
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameWamas
Also calledWamas 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 level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Wamas

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch25Croisillesbranch13Mabusobranch9HansemanbranchwmcWamaslanguage
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