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ISO 639-3 · akuaku
Niger–Congo family

Akum

Akum is a language of the Yukubenic branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “language of Cameroon”.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
aku
Glottocode
akum1238
Wikipedia
12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameAkum
Also calledAkum language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Akum

The branches above Akum, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch6YukubenicbranchakuAkumlanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the indexNigeria415 languages in the index

Also spoken in Cameroon

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication