ISO 639-3 · ccjccj
Niger–Congo family
Kasanga
Kasanga is a language of the Senegambian branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Guinea-Bissau. Wikidata describes it as “Kasanga language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ccj- Glottocode
kasa1248- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kasanga |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kasanga 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 levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kasanga
The branches above Kasanga, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Guinea-Bissau
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingsnkSoninkeNiger–Congo · 1.1 m5 · DevelopingpovGuinea-Bissau Creoleunclassified · 500,0005 · DevelopingbscBassariNiger–Congo · 33,6005 · DevelopingmanMandingNiger–CongobjgBijagoNiger–Congo6a · VigorousknfMankanyaNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingpbpBadyaraNiger–Congo6a · VigorousbifBiafadaNiger–Congo6a · Vigorous