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ISO 639-3 · besbes
Niger–Congo family

Besme

Besme is a language of the Adamawa branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Chad.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bes
Glottocode
besm1235
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameBesme
Also calledBesme 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
UNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Besme

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch53Adamawa–Ubangibranch9AdamawabranchbesBesmelanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Chad117 languages in the index

Also spoken in Chad

araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafefraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingfvrFurNilo-Saharan · 746,0005 · DevelopingsagSangoNiger–Congo · 500,0001 · NationalankGoemaiAfroasiatic · 347,0056b · Threatened