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ISO 639-3 · ichich
Niger–Congo family

Etkywan

Etkywan is a language of the Jukunoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Jukunoid language of Nigeria”.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ich
Glottocode
etky1238
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameEtkywan
Also calledEtkywan language, Ichen, Icen, Kentu, Nyidu

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

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 Etkywan

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch9JukunoidbranchichEtkywanlanguage
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