ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Papunesia · ISO 639-3 tcm · Glottocode tana1288

Tanahmerah

For Tanahmerah, the dataset combines a reference point in Papunesia, classification as a language isolate, shifting status, and the likely script Latin.

Language family
Language isolate
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
shifting
Macroarea
Papunesia
Source country codes
ID
Reference point
-2.552, 133.180

Open research question

How can dated sources trace speaker numbers, multilingualism, and changes in transmission for Tanahmerah more precisely?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.