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ISO 639-3 · klkklk
Niger–Congo family

Kono

Kono is a language of the East Kainji branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Kainji language of Nigeria”.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
klk
Glottocode
kono1264
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameKono
Also calledKono (Nigeria), Kono language, Koonu

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Kono

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch37Kainjibranch17East KainjibranchklkKonolanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

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