ISO 639-3 · luplup
Niger–Congo family
Lumbu
Lumbu is a language of the Sira branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Republic of Congo”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lup- Glottocode
lumb1249- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lumbu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lumbu language, Ilumbu, Yilumbu, Yiloumbou |
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 Lumbu
The branches above Lumbu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Republic of the Congo
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