ISO 639-3 · sbasba
Nilo-Saharan family
Ngambay
Ngambay is a language of the Sara branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Central Sudanic language spoken in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sba- Glottocode
ngam1268- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- Wikipedia
- 15 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ngambay |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sara, Sara Ngambai, Gamba, Gambaye, Gamblai |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Ngambay
The branches above Ngambay, 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