ISO 639-3 · mpkmpk
Afroasiatic family
Mbara
Mbara is a language of the Biu–Mandara branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Chad. Wikidata describes it as “language in extinction danger”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mpk- Glottocode
mbar1260- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mbara |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mbara (Chad), Mbara 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 Mbara
The branches above Mbara, 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