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ISO 639-3 · itsits
Niger–Congo family

Itsekiri

Itsekiri is a language of the Edekiri branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts 940,000 first-language speakers (2020).

5 · Developing940,000
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
its
Glottocode
isek1239
Wikipedia
13 language editions
940,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameItsekiri
Also calledIsekiri, Itsekiri language
L1 speakers940,000 (2020)

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Itsekiri

The branches above Itsekiri, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch69Volta–Nigerbranch11Yoruboidbranch10EdekiribranchitsItsekirilanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

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