ISO 639-3 · kvmkvm
Niger–Congo family
Kendem
Kendem is a language of the Mamfe branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Southern Bantoid language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kvm- Glottocode
kend1252- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kendem |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bokwa-Kendem, Kendem language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kendem
The branches above Kendem, 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 CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication