ISO 639-3 · ajwajw
Afroasiatic family · extinct or historical language
Ajawa
Ajawa is an extinct or historical language of the Warji branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Afro-Asiatic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ajw- Glottocode
ajaw1236- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 10 Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
10EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ajawa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ajawa language |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 10 Extinct10
Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Ajawa
The branches above Ajawa, 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