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ISO 639-3 · mfnmfn
Niger–Congo family

Mbembe

Mbembe is a language of the Upper Cross River branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
mfn
Glottocode
cros1244
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameMbembe
Also calledCross River Mbembe, Mbembe language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Mbembe

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch61Cross Riverbranch20Upper Cross RiverbranchmfnMbembelanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

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