ISO 639-3 · bribri
Niger–Congo family
Kpwe
Kpwe is a language of the Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata counts about 32,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bri- Glottocode
mokp1239- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kpwe |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kpwe language, Mokpwe |
| All speakers | 32,000 |
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 levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kpwe
The branches above Kpwe, 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