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ISO 639-3 · jkujku
Niger–Congo family

Labir

Labir is a language of the Jarawan branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
jku
Glottocode
labi1245
Wikipedia
6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameLabir
Also calledLabir 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 level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Labir

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch29Mbam–Bubi–Jarawanbranch13JarawanbranchjkuLabirlanguage
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