ISO 639-3 · ledled
Nilo-Saharan family
Lendu
Lendu is a language of the Central Sudanic branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Wikidata counts about 26,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Nilo-Saharan language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
led- Glottocode
lend1245- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Centre point
- 2.49, 30.85
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lendu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baledha, Kilendu |
| All speakers | 26,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Lendu
The branches above Lendu, 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
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