ISO 639-3 · lesles
Nilo-Saharan family
Lese
Lese is a language of the Mangbutu–Lese branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata describes it as “Central Sudanic language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
les- Glottocode
lese1243- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lese |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lese language |
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 Nilo-Saharan to Lese
The branches above Lese, 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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