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ISO 639-3 · bvhbvh
Afroasiatic family

Bure

Bure is a language of the Bole–Tangale branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria”.

8b · Nearly Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bvh
Glottocode
bure1242
Wikipedia
10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level

Facts

NameBure
Also calledBure language, Bubbure

Vitality

EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Afroasiatic to Bure

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

309Afroasiaticfamily147Chadicbranch54West Chadicbranch31West Chadic Abranch15Bole–TangalebranchbvhBurelanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

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