ISO 639-3 · igligl
Niger–Congo family
Igala
Igala is a language of the Yoruboid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 1.6 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of the Yoruboid branch of the Volta–Niger language family”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
igl- Glottocode
igal1242- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Centre point
- 7.50, 6.70
- Wikipedia
- 23 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Igala |
|---|---|
| Also called | Igala language |
| All speakers | 1,600,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Igala
The branches above Igala, 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