ISO 639-3 · yapyap
Austronesian family
Yapese
Wa'ab
Yapese is a language of the Oceanic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Federated States of Micronesia. Wikidata counts 5,130 first-language speakers (2005). Wikidata describes it as “Oceanic language spoken in Micronesia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yap- Glottocode
yape1250- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- Wikipedia
- 30 language editions
5,130first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
6levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yapese · Wa'ab |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yapese language, yap |
| L1 speakers | 5,130 (2005) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Yapese
The branches above Yapese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Federated States of Micronesia
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