ISO 639-3 · dovdov
Niger–Congo family
Dombe
Dombe is a language of the Botatwe branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Zimbabwe. Wikidata counts about 5,430 speakers (2006).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
dov- Glottocode
domb1246- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Dombe |
|---|---|
| Also called | Dombe language |
| All speakers | 5,430 (2006) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Dombe
The branches above Dombe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Zimbabwe
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalxhoXhosaNiger–Congo · 19.2 m1 · NationalnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationaltumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalsotSesothoNiger–Congo · 6 m1 · NationaltsnTswanaNiger–Congo · 4.5 m1 · NationaltsoTsongaNiger–Congo · 4 m1 · NationalndeNorthern NdebeleNiger–Congo · 1.6 m3 · Wider Communication