ISO 639-3 · fgrfgr
Nilo-Saharan family
Fongoro
Fongoro is a language of the Central Sudanic branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Chad.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
fgr- Glottocode
fong1243- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Fongoro |
|---|---|
| Also called | Fongoro language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Fongoro
The branches above Fongoro, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Chad
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafefraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingfvrFurNilo-Saharan · 746,0005 · DevelopingsagSangoNiger–Congo · 500,0001 · NationalankGoemaiAfroasiatic · 347,0056b · Threatened