Language code: paa
Technical information about ISO 639 language code paa
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The table below provides technical details for the Papuan languages language, designated by the paa code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Papuan languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | EngaHuliGrand Valley DaniKalamTelefol |
| Key facts | ‘Papuan languages’ is a collective label for several hundred non-Austronesian languages of New Guinea and surrounding areasThey are divided into roughly 30–40 proposed families plus a number of isolates, so there is no single common ancestorFewer than a dozen Papuan languages exceed 100,000 speakers and many are severely endangeredThe Trans-New Guinea family is the largest proposed grouping, containing about 300 languagesMost modern writing uses a Latin-based orthography introduced by missionaries, but many languages historically had no written form. |
| Sample phrase | Apiya, ni yeti namba? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Papuan languages language, identified by the code paa, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Geographic' by its type.
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