ISO 639-3 · gyigyi
Niger–Congo family
Gyele
Gyele is a language of the Makaa-Njem branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “language of Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gyi- Glottocode
gyel1242- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Gyele |
|---|
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Gyele
The branches above Gyele, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication