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ISO 639-3 · fomfom
Niger–Congo family

Foma

Foma is a language of the Kele branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
fom
Glottocode
foma1238
Wikipedia
3 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameFoma
Also calledFoma language

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 Foma

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch46Northwest Bantubranch12Kele–Tsogobranch8KelebranchfomFomalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Democratic Republic of the Congo166 languages in the index

Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo

fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing