ISO 639-3 · mlkmlk
Niger–Congo family
Ilwana
Ilwana is a language of the Northeast Coast Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Kenya.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mlk- Glottocode
ilwa1237- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ilwana |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kiwilwana, Ilwana language |
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 Ilwana
The branches above Ilwana, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Kenya
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafepanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafeswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationaltamTamilDravidian · 83 m2 · ProvincialormOromoAfroasiatic · 36 msomSomaliAfroasiatic · 16.2 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkikGikuyuNiger–Congo · 6.6 m5 · DevelopingayhHadhrami ArabicAfroasiatic · 4.5 m6a · Vigorous