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Papi language

Papi (ISO 639-3 code ppe) is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea. It has about 70 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as severely endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codeppe
Glottocodepapi1255
FamilyIsolate (no known relatives)
AreaPapunesia
CountriesPapua New Guinea
Speakers (estimate)70
EndangermentSeverely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

More about Papi

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.