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ISO 639-3 · wiuwiu

unclassified

Wiru

Wiru is a language, spoken in Papua New Guinea.

5 · DevelopingLatn

Wikidata record Glottolog

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ISO 639-3: wiu
Glottocode: wiru1244
Family: unclassified
EGIDS: 5 Developing
Wikipedia: 7 language editions

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5EGIDS level

Facts

Name	Wiru
Also called	Wiru language
Written in	Latin script

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

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where it is spoken

Map and countries

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Map of the area where Wiru is spoken — Map: Kwamikagami · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Papua New Guinea630 languages in the index

Also spoken in Papua New Guinea

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International tpiTok Pisinunclassified · 4.1 m1 · National enqEngaTrans–New Guinea · 230,0005 · Developing hmoHiri MotuAustronesian · 120,0003 · Wider Communication ksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider Communication meuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · Developing azrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · Educational snpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · Developing agdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · Vigorous gahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · Shifting