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ISO 639-3 · bdjbdj
Niger–Congo family

Bai

Bai is a language of the Sere branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in South Sudan. Wikidata describes it as “Bai–Viri language in South Sudan”.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bdj
Glottocode
baii1251
Wikipedia
9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
7EGIDS level

Facts

NameBai
Also calledBai 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
UNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Bai

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch53Adamawa–Ubangibranch34Ubangianbranch9Sere-Ngbaka-Mbabranch9SerebranchbdjBailanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

South Sudan63 languages in the index

Also spoken in South Sudan

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafemsaMalayAustronesian · 77 mapdSudanese Arabicunclassified · 31.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationshkShillukNilo-Saharan · 2 m5 · DevelopingdinDinkaNilo-Saharan · 1.4 machAcholiNilo-Saharan · 1.2 m5 · DevelopingnusNuerNilo-Saharan · 900,0004 · Educational