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Siawi language

Siawi (ISO 639-3 code mmp) is a language of the Amto-Musan family spoken in Papua New Guinea. It has about 75 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as severely endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codemmp
Glottocodesiaw1243
FamilyAmto-Musan
AreaPapunesia
CountriesPapua New Guinea
Speakers (estimate)75
EndangermentSeverely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Amto-Musan languages, nearest first.

More about Siawi

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.