ISO 639-3 · kuhkuh
Afroasiatic family
Kushi
Kushi is a language of the Tangalic branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 11,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Western Chadic language of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kuh- Glottocode
kush1236- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kushi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kushi language, Goji |
| All speakers | 11,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Kushi
The branches above Kushi, 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