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ISO 639-3 · pblpbl
Niger–Congo family

Mak

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

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
pbl
Glottocode
makn1235
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameMak
Also calledMak (Nigeria), Mak language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Mak

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch67GurbranchpblMaklanguage
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