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ISO 639-3 · dbodbo
Niger–Congo family

Dulbu

Dulbu is a language of the Jarawan branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

8b · Nearly Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
dbo
Glottocode
dulb1238
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level

Facts

NameDulbu
Also calledDulbu 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 Dulbu

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch29Mbam–Bubi–Jarawanbranch13JarawanbranchdboDulbulanguage
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