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ISO 639-3 · swcswc
Niger–Congo family
Congo Swahili
Congo Swahili is a language of the Sabaki branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Wikidata counts 1,000 first-language speakers (1991) and 9.1 m who speak it as a second language. Wikidata describes it as “Swahili dialect spoken in the DRC”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
swc- Glottocode
cong1236- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
1,000first-language speakers
9.1 msecond-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
11levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Congo Swahili |
|---|---|
| Also called | luswayiri, lukongo |
| L1 speakers | 1,000 (1991) |
| L2 speakers | 9,100,000 (1991) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Congo Swahili
The branches above Congo Swahili, 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 CommunicationkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · DevelopinglebLala-Bisaunclassified · 580,0005 · DevelopingsagSangoNiger–Congo · 500,0001 · National