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ISO 639-3 · kivkiv
Niger–Congo family

Kimbu

Kimbu is a language of the Sukuma-Nyamwezi branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Tanzania.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
kiv
Glottocode
kimb1242
Wikipedia
3 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameKimbu
Also calledKimbu language

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 level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Kimbu

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch163East Bantubranch104Northeast Bantubranch6Sukuma-NyamwezibranchkivKimbulanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Tanzania117 languages in the index

Also spoken in Tanzania

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalvmwMakhuwaNiger–Congo · 7.4 m5 · DevelopingtumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalayhHadhrami ArabicAfroasiatic · 4.5 m6a · VigorousluoDholuoNilo-Saharan · 3 m5 · DevelopingkdeMakondeNiger–Congo · 1.7 m5 · Developing