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ISO 639-3 · maemae
Niger–Congo family

Barkul

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

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
mae
Glottocode
boru1244
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameBarkul
Also calledBo-Rukul, Barkul language

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 level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Barkul

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch29Plateaubranch3East PlateaubranchmaeBarkullanguage
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