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ISO 639-3 · ngxngx
Afroasiatic family

Nggwahyi

Nggwahyi is a language of the Biu–Mandara branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Chadic language of Nigeria”.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ngx
Glottocode
nggw1242
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameNggwahyi
Also calledNggwahyi language, Ngwaxi, Ngwohi

Vitality

EGIDS 6b Threatened6b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Afroasiatic to Nggwahyi

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

309Afroasiaticfamily147Chadicbranch51Biu–MandarabranchngxNggwahyilanguage
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