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ISO 639-3 · nbrnbr
Niger–Congo family

Gbantu

Gbantu is a language of the Ninzic branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
nbr
Glottocode
numa1252
Wikipedia
6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameGbantu
Also calledNumana-Nunku-Gbantu-Numbu, Gbantu 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 Gbantu

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch29Plateaubranch4NinzicbranchnbrGbantulanguage
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