ISO 639-3 · binbin
Niger–Congo family
Edo
Ẹ̀dó
Edo is a language of the Edoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts 1.6 m first-language speakers (2015). Wikidata describes it as “language spoken in Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bin- Glottocode
bini1246- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Wikipedia
- 41 language editions
1.6 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Edo · Ẹ̀dó |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bini, Edo language, Bini language |
| L1 speakers | 1,600,000 (2015) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Edo
The branches above Edo, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
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