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ISO 639-3 · fuvfuv
Niger–Congo family
Nigerian Fulfulde
Nigerian Fulfulde is a language of the Senegambian branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts 14.5 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “language of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
fuv- Glottocode
nige1253- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
14.5 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nigerian Fulfulde |
|---|---|
| L1 speakers | 14,500,000 (2019) |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Nigerian Fulfulde
The branches above Nigerian Fulfulde, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch48Atlanticbranch17SenegambianbranchfuvNigerian Fulfuldelanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
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 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkaiKarekareAfroasiatic · 1.8 m6a · Vigorous