ISO 639-3 · jjrjjr
Niger–Congo family
Bankal
Bankal is a language of the Jarawan branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 75,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
jjr- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 1 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bankal |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bankala, Bankalanci, Baranci, Jaranchi, Jaranci |
| All speakers | 75,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bankal
The branches above Bankal, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
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