ISO 639-3 · mdemde
Nilo-Saharan family
Maba
Maba is a language of the Maban branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Chad. Wikidata counts about 296,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Chad”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mde- Glottocode
maba1277- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- Wikipedia
- 20 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
2levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Maba |
|---|---|
| Also called | Maba (Chad), Maban, Mabang, Maba language, Bura Mabang |
| All speakers | 296,000 |
| Written in | Arabic script, Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Maba
The branches above Maba, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Chad
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafefraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingfvrFurNilo-Saharan · 746,0005 · DevelopingsagSangoNiger–Congo · 500,0001 · NationalankGoemaiAfroasiatic · 347,0056b · Threatened