ISO 639-3 · kflkfl
Niger–Congo family
Kung
Kung is a language of the Ring branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kfl- Glottocode
kung1260- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kung |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kung 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: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kung
The branches above Kung, 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