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ISO 639-3 · bvjbvj
Niger–Congo family

Baan

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

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bvj
Glottocode
baan1241
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameBaan
Also calledBaan 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
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Baan

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch61Cross Riverbranch5OgonibranchbvjBaanlanguage
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