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ISO 639-3 · ldqldq
Niger–Congo family

Lufu

Lufu is a language of the Yukubenic branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Atlantic–Congo language of Nigeria”.

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ldq
Glottocode
lufu1237
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameLufu
Also calledLufu 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 Lufu

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch6YukubenicbranchldqLufulanguage
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