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ISO 639-3 · ayuayu
Niger–Congo family

Ayu

Ayu is a language of the Ninzic branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Plateau language of Nigeria”.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ayu
Glottocode
ayuu1242
Wikipedia
9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
7EGIDS level

Facts

NameAyu
Also calledAyu language

Vitality

EGIDS 7 Shifting7

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Ayu

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch29Plateaubranch4NinzicbranchayuAyulanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

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