ISO 639-3 · kbpkbp
Niger–Congo family
Kabiye
Kabɩyɛ
Kabiye is a language of the Gurunsi branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Benin and Togo. Wikidata counts about 1 m speakers (2012). Wikidata describes it as “Eastern Gurunsi language primarily of northern Togo”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kbp- Glottocode
kabi1261- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Centre point
- 8.97, 0.50
- Wikipedia
- 27 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
2scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kabiye · Kabɩyɛ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kabiye language, Kabye language, Kabɩyɛ, Kabiyé, Kabiyè |
| All speakers | 1,000,000 (2012) |
| Written in | Latin script, Kabiye Braille |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kabiye
The branches above Kabiye, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Benin
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialfonFonNiger–Congo · 1.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationguwGunNiger–Congo · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingajgAdjaNiger–Congo · 1.1 m5 · DevelopingmklMokoleNiger–Congo · 39,6005 · DevelopingddnDendiNilo-Saharan · 32,0503 · Wider CommunicationmqlMbelimeNiger–Congo · 24,5005 · DevelopinggejGenNiger–Congo3 · Wider Communication