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ISO 639-3 · jnijni
Niger–Congo family

Janji

Janji is a language of the East Kainji branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
jni
Glottocode
janj1240
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameJanji
Also calledJanji language

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 level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Janji

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch37Kainjibranch17East KainjibranchjniJanjilanguage
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