ISO 639-3 · bkwbkw
Niger–Congo family
Bekwil
Bekwil is a language of the Makaa-Njem branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of the Republic of the Congo”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bkw- Glottocode
bekw1242- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bekwil |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bekwel, Bekwil language |
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 Bekwil
The branches above Bekwil, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication