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ISO 639-3 · afnafn
Niger–Congo family

Defaka

Defaka is a language of the Atlantic–Congo branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “endangered language of Nigeria”.

8b · Nearly Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
afn
Glottocode
defa1248
Wikipedia
13 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level

Facts

NameDefaka
Also calledDefaka language

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
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Defaka

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–CongobranchafnDefakalanguage
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