Home›New Guinea and Pacific Language Families›Number of LanguagesBrowse ByNumber of LanguagesFactsNumber of LanguagesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Living LanguagesWell-attested840 1Number of Languages1Number of Languages52 entries2Number of Languages31 entries3 to 5Number of Languages46 entries6 to 15Number of Languages68 entries16 to 1,408Number of Languages68 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Languages Of Papua New GuineaWikimedia FoundationLead section (Papua New Guinea, the macroarea's linguistic core)Quote, Lead section (Papua New Guinea, the macroarea's linguistic core)Ethnologue, among other sources, state that there are 840 living languages spoken in the country, although estimates vary due to the distinction between a language and a dialect.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.