ISO 639-3 · njynjy
Niger–Congo family
Njem
Njem is a language of the Makaa-Njem branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon and Republic of the Congo. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Congo and Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
njy- Glottocode
njye1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Njem |
|---|---|
| Also called | Njyem, Njem language |
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 Njem
The branches above Njem, 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