ISO 639-3 · bjibji
Afroasiatic family
Burji
Burji is a language of the Cushitic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Ethiopia and Kenya. Wikidata counts about 70,100 speakers (2007).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bji- Glottocode
burj1242- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 16 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Burji |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bhumji, Burji language |
| All speakers | 70,100 (2007) |
| Written in | Geʽez script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Burji
The branches above Burji, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Ethiopia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalamhAmharicAfroasiatic · 25 m1 · NationalsomSomaliAfroasiatic · 16.2 m1 · NationalwalWolayttaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m3 · Wider CommunicationtirTigrinyaAfroasiatic · 5.8 m2 · ProvincialgmoGamo-Gofa-Dawrounclassified · 2 mkbrKafaAfroasiatic · 1.5 m4 · EducationalsgwSebat Bet GurageAfroasiatic · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingdrsGedeoAfroasiatic · 980,0004 · EducationalstvSeltiAfroasiatic · 935,0004 · Educational