ISO 639-3 · lmplmp
Niger–Congo family
Limbum
Limbum is a language of the Eastern Grassfields branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Eastern Grassfields language of Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lmp- Glottocode
limb1268- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Limbum |
|---|---|
| Also called | Limbum language |
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 Niger–Congo to Limbum
The branches above Limbum, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication