ISO 639-3 · aboabo
Niger–Congo family
Abon
Abon is a language of the Tivoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. Wikidata counts about 1,000 speakers (1973). Wikidata describes it as “language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
abo- Glottocode
abon1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 15 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Abon |
|---|---|
| Also called | Abon language |
| All speakers | 1,000 (1973) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Abon
The branches above Abon, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication