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ISO 639-3 · ngwngw
Afroasiatic family

Ngwaba

Ngwaba is a language of the Biu–Mandara branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria.

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ngw
Glottocode
ngwa1251
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameNgwaba
Also calledNgwaba language

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

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

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this level
family tree

From Afroasiatic to Ngwaba

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

309Afroasiaticfamily147Chadicbranch51Biu–MandarabranchngwNgwabalanguage
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