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ISO 639-3 · yrwyrw
Trans–New Guinea family

Yarawata

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

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
yrw
Glottocode
yara1250
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameYarawata
Also calledYarawata language

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Trans–New Guinea to Yarawata

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

212Trans–New Guineafamily44Madangbranch25Croisillesbranch6NumugenbranchyrwYarawatalanguage
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