ISO 639-3 · bwhbwh
Niger–Congo family
Bishuo
Bishuo is a language of the Southern Bantoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “extinct or nearly extinct language of Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bwh- Glottocode
bish1246- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 10 Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
10EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bishuo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bishuo language |
Vitality
EGIDS 10 Extinct10
Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bishuo
The branches above Bishuo, 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