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ISO 639-3 · bkybky
Niger–Congo family

Boki

Boki is a language of the Bendi branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bky
Glottocode
boky1238
Wikipedia
11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameBoki
Also calledBokyi, Boki 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 Boki

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch61Cross Riverbranch8BendibranchbkyBokilanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the indexNigeria415 languages in the index

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