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ISO 639-3 · lnblnb
Niger–Congo family

Mbalanhu

Mbalanhu is a language of the Southwest Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Namibia. Wikidata counts about 200 speakers (2006).

6b · Threatened200
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
lnb
Glottocode
mbal1255
Wikipedia
3 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameMbalanhu
All speakers200 (2006)

Vitality

EGIDS 6b Threatened6b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Mbalanhu

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch35Njilabranch11Kavango – Southwest Bantubranch9Southwest BantubranchlnbMbalanhulanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Namibia26 languages in the index

Also spoken in Namibia

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationalumbUmbunduNiger–Congo · 6 m3 · Wider CommunicationtsnTswanaNiger–Congo · 4.5 m1 · NationallozLoziNiger–Congo · 600,0004 · EducationalnaqKhoekhoeKhoisan · 250,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · EducationalyeyYeyiNiger–Congo · 24,0006b · ThreatenedaueǂKxʼauǁʼeinKhoisan · 7,000