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- Basa-Benue
ISO 639-3 · bzwbzw
Niger–Congo family
Basa-Benue
Basa-Benue is a language of the East Kainji branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Kainji language spoken in central Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bzw- Glottocode
basa1282- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Basa-Benue |
|---|---|
| Also called | Basa (Nigeria), Basa, Abacha, Abatsa, Bassa-Komo |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
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 Basa-Benue
The branches above Basa-Benue, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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