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ISO 639-3 · juojuo
Niger–Congo family

Jiba

Jiba is a language of the Jukunoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
juo
Glottocode
jiba1237
Wikipedia
6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameJiba
Also calledJiba language

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Jiba

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch9JukunoidbranchjuoJibalanguage
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