ISO 639-3 · kilkil
Afroasiatic family
Kariya
Kariya is a language of the Chadic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 2,000 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kil- Glottocode
kari1316- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kariya |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kariya language |
| All speakers | 2,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Kariya
The branches above Kariya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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