ISO 639-3 · ddnddn
Nilo-Saharan family
Dendi
Dendi is a language of the Songhay branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Benin and Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 32,050 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Benin”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ddn- Glottocode
dend1243- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- Wikipedia
- 16 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Dendi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Dendi (Benin), Dendi language |
| All speakers | 32,050 |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Dendi
The branches above Dendi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Benin
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialfonFonNiger–Congo · 1.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationguwGunNiger–Congo · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingajgAdjaNiger–Congo · 1.1 m5 · DevelopingkbpKabiyeNiger–Congo · 1 m5 · DevelopingdopLukpaNiger–Congo · 160,0005 · DevelopingmklMokoleNiger–Congo · 39,6005 · DevelopingmqlMbelimeNiger–Congo · 24,5005 · Developing