ISO 639-3 · bvbbvb
Niger–Congo family
Bube
Bube is a language of the Mbam–Bubi–Jarawan branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Equatorial Guinea. Wikidata counts about 20,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu or Bantoid language of Equatorial Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bvb- Glottocode
bube1242- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 18 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bube |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bube language, Bubi, Bubi language |
| All speakers | 20,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bube
The branches above Bube, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Equatorial Guinea
spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalporPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationfpePichinglisunclassified · 6,0003 · Wider CommunicationfabAnnobonese CreoleGulf of Guinea Creole · 5,6006a · VigorousnmgKwasioNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingbngBengaNiger–Congo6b · ThreatenedbnmNohoNiger–Congo6b · ThreatenedsyiSekiNiger–Congo6b · Threatened