ISO 639-3 · weiwei
Trans–New Guinea family
Were
Were is a language of the Trans–New Guinea branch, spoken in Papua New Guinea.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wei- Glottocode
were1244- Family
- Trans–New Guinea
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Were |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kiunum, Were language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Trans–New Guinea to Were
The branches above Were, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
212Trans–New GuineafamilyweiWerelanguage
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