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ISO 639-3 · kbjkbj
Niger–Congo family

Kari

Kari is a language of the Boan branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

8b · Nearly Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
kbj
Glottocode
kari1306
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
12levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level

Facts

NameKari
Also calledKari language

Vitality

EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b

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 Kari

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch28Mboshi–Bujabranch25Ngondi–Ngiribranch20Ngiribranch10BoanbranchkbjKarilanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Democratic Republic of the Congo166 languages in the index

Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo

fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing