ISO 639-3 · bwcbwc
Niger–Congo family
Bwile
Bwile is a language of the Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Wikidata counts about 24,800 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bwc- Glottocode
bwil1245- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
7levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bwile |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bwile language |
| All speakers | 24,800 |
| 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 Niger–Congo to Bwile
The branches above Bwile, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing