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ISO 639-3 · bkvbkv
Niger–Congo family

Bekwarra

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

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bkv
Glottocode
bekw1241
Wikipedia
11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameBekwarra
Also calledBekwarra 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 Bekwarra

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch61Cross Riverbranch8BendibranchbkvBekwarralanguage
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