ISO 639-3 · bwrbwr
Afroasiatic family
Bura
Bura is a language of the Biu–Mandara branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bwr- Glottocode
bura1292- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 18 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bura |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bura-Pabir, Bura language |
| Written in | Latin script |
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 Afroasiatic to Bura
The branches above Bura, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication