ISO 639-3 · jyyjyy
Nilo-Saharan family
Jaya
Jaya is a language of the Bagirmi branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Chad.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
jyy- Glottocode
jaya1242- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Jaya |
|---|---|
| Also called | Jaya language |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Jaya
The branches above Jaya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Chad
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafefraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingfvrFurNilo-Saharan · 746,0005 · DevelopingsagSangoNiger–Congo · 500,0001 · NationalankGoemaiAfroasiatic · 347,0056b · Threatened