Puyuma language
Puyuma (ISO 639-3 code pyu) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in China and Taiwan. It has about 1,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as severely endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | pyu |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | puyu1239 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | China, Taiwan |
| Speakers (estimate) | 1,000 |
| Endangerment | Severely Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Tsat4,000 speakers
- Saisiyat3,000 speakers
- Yami3,000 speakers
- Tsou1,000 speakers
- Saaroa10 speakers
- Kanakanabu6 speakers
- Thao4 speakers
- Kavalan
- Siraya
- Taroko
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Filipino82,000,000 speakers
More about Puyuma
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
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.