ISO 639-3 · diidii
Niger–Congo family
Kaalong
Kaalong is a language of the Northwest Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
dii- Glottocode
dimb1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kaalong |
|---|---|
| Also called | Dimbong, Mbong, Kaalong 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 levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kaalong
The branches above Kaalong, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbasBasaaNiger–Congo · 230,0005 · DevelopingetuEkoiNiger–Congo · 116,7005 · DevelopingjgoNgombaNiger–Congo · 63,0005 · Developing