ISO 639-3 · jgkjgk
Niger–Congo family
Gwak
Gwak is a language of the Jarawan branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 70,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
jgk- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 0 language editions
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—second-language speakers
1countries
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9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Gwak |
|---|---|
| Also called | Jar, Jarawan Kasa, Jarawan Jarawan Bangim Bununu, Jarawa, Jarancin Kasa |
| All speakers | 70,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
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 Gwak
The branches above Gwak, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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