ISO 639-3 · guwguw
Niger–Congo family
Gun
Gungbe
Gun is a language of the Gbe branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Benin and Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 1.5 m speakers (2021). Wikidata describes it as “language spoken in Nigeria and Benin”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
guw- Glottocode
gunn1250- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Centre point
- 6.50, 2.60
- Wikipedia
- 21 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Gun · Gungbe |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gun language, Gungbe, Gun-gbe, Egun, Gun-Alada |
| All speakers | 1,539,000 (2021) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Gun
The branches above Gun, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Benin
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialkbpKabiyeNiger–Congo · 1 m5 · DevelopingdopLukpaNiger–Congo · 160,0005 · DevelopingmklMokoleNiger–Congo · 39,6005 · DevelopingddnDendiNilo-Saharan · 32,0503 · Wider CommunicationmqlMbelimeNiger–Congo · 24,5005 · DevelopingckoAnufoNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingkdhTemNiger–Congo3 · Wider Communication