ISO 639-3 · lellel
Niger–Congo family
Lele
Lele is a language of the Bushoong branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata counts about 26,000 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lel- Glottocode
lele1265- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lele |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lele (Democratic Republic of Congo), Lele language, Bashilele |
| All speakers | 26,000 |
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 Niger–Congo to Lele
The branches above Lele, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing