ISO 639-3 · msvmsv
Afroasiatic family
Maslam
Maslam is a language of the Biu–Mandara branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Cameroon and Chad.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
msv- Glottocode
masl1241- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Maslam |
|---|---|
| Also called | Maslam 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 levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Maslam
The branches above Maslam, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication