ISO 639-3 · bnlbnl
Afroasiatic family
Boon
Boon is a language of the East Cushitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Somalia.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bnl- Glottocode
boon1242- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Boon |
|---|---|
| Also called | Boon 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 levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Boon
The branches above Boon, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Somalia
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalormOromoAfroasiatic · 36 mamhAmharicAfroasiatic · 25 m1 · NationalsomSomaliAfroasiatic · 16.2 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mayhHadhrami ArabicAfroasiatic · 4.5 m6a · VigorousxmaMushunguluNiger–Congo · 23,0006b · ThreatenedgaxBoranaAfroasiatic5 · DevelopingtqqTunniAfroasiatic6b · Threatened