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ISO 639-3 · ekmekm
Niger–Congo family

Elip

Elip is a language of the Mmala–Elip–Gunu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Yambasa language of Cameroon”.

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ekm
Glottocode
elip1238
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
14levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameElip
Also calledElip language

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Elip

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch29Mbam–Bubi–Jarawanbranch15Mbambranch13Nuclear Mbambranch6Bati–Mbure–Yambassabranch5Mbure–Yambassabranch4Yambassabranch3Mmala–Elip–GunubranchekmEliplanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the index

Also spoken in Cameroon

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication