ISO 639-3 · mlsmls
Nilo-Saharan family
Masalit
Masalit is a language of the Maban branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Chad and Sudan. Wikidata describes it as “Maban language spoken in Chad and Sudan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mls- Glottocode
nucl1440- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 15 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Masalit |
|---|---|
| Also called | Masalit language, Kanaa Massara |
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 Nilo-Saharan to Masalit
The branches above Masalit, 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