ISO 639-3 · rwmrwm
Niger–Congo family
Amba
Amba is a language of the Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Wikidata counts about 40,100 speakers (2002). Wikidata describes it as “language spoken in parts of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Amba people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
rwm- Glottocode
amba1263- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Amba |
|---|---|
| Also called | Amba (Uganda), Amba language |
| All speakers | 40,100 (2002) |
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 levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Amba
The branches above Amba, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing