ISO 639-3 · yyuyyu
Torricelli family
Yau
Yau is a language of the Torricelli branch, spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yyu- Glottocode
yaus1235- Family
- Torricelli
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yau |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yau (Sandaun Province), Yau language |
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 Torricelli to Yau
The branches above Yau, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
53TorricellifamilyyyuYaulanguage
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