ISO 639-3 · tvutvu
Niger–Congo family
Nen
Nen is a language of the Mandi–Nyokon branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata counts about 35,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tvu- Glottocode
tune1261- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
13levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nen |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nen language, Tunen, Banen, Penin, Penyin |
| All speakers | 35,000 |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
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 Nen
The branches above Nen, 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