ISO 639-3 · baubau
Niger–Congo family
Mbat
Mbat is a language of the Jarawan branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 40,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bau- Glottocode
bada1258- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 3 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mbat |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bada’, Badanchi, Badawa, Bat, Garaka |
| All speakers | 40,000 |
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 Niger–Congo to Mbat
The branches above Mbat, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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