ISO 639-3 · wmswms
Trans–New Guinea family
Wambon
Wambon is a language of the Awyu branch (Trans–New Guinea), spoken in Indonesia. Wikidata describes it as “language in South Papua”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wms- Glottocode
ketu1239- Family
- Trans–New Guinea
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wambon |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wambon language, Yonggom Wambon, Digul Wambon, Ketum Wambon |
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 levelfamily tree
From Trans–New Guinea to Wambon
The branches above Wambon, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Indonesia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 maraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeindIndonesianAustronesian · 199 m1 · NationaljavJavaneseAustronesian · 84.3 m4 · EducationaltamTamilDravidian · 83 m2 · ProvincialmsaMalayAustronesian · 77 mnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · VigoroushakHakka ChineseSino-Tibetan · 48.2 m5 · Developing