ISO 639-3 · bvqbvq
Nilo-Saharan family
Birri
Birri is a language of the Mangbutu–Lese branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Central African Republic.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bvq- Glottocode
birr1240- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Birri |
|---|---|
| Also called | Birri language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Birri
The branches above Birri, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Central African Republic
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationsagSangoNiger–Congo · 500,0001 · NationalykyYakomaNiger–Congo · 110,0006a · VigorousbffBofiNiger–Congo · 23,5006a · VigorousyulYuluNilo-Saharan · 13,0006b · ThreateneddeqDendiNiger–Congo · 10,0006a · VigorousgygGbayiNiger–Congo · 5,0006a · VigorousmgnMbangiNiger–Congo · 2,7506b · ThreatenedzneZandeNiger–Congo5 · Developing