ISO 639-3 · kkmkkm
Niger–Congo family
Kiong
Kiong is a language of the Upper Cross River branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kkm- Glottocode
kion1242- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kiong |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kiong language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
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 Kiong
The branches above Kiong, 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