ISO 639-3 · bxqbxq
Afroasiatic family
Ɓeele
Ɓeele is a language of the Bole–Tangale branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 400 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bxq- Glottocode
beel1236- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ɓeele |
|---|---|
| Also called | Beele, Ɓeele language, Bele, Àbéélé, Bellawa |
| All speakers | 400 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Ɓeele
The branches above Ɓeele, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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