ISO 639-3 · nkanka
Niger–Congo family
Nkoya
Nkoya is a language of the Luban branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Zambia. Wikidata counts about 146,000 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nka- Glottocode
nkoy1244- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nkoya |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nkoya language |
| All speakers | 146,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
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 Nkoya
The branches above Nkoya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Zambia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationaltumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalbemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialtoiTongaNiger–Congo · 1.3 m2 · ProvincialmgrMambwe-LunguNiger–Congo · 674,0005 · DevelopinglozLoziNiger–Congo · 600,0004 · Educational