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ISO 639-3 · lnslns
Niger–Congo family

Nso

Nso is a language of the Grassfields Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.

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At a glance
ISO 639-3
lns
Glottocode
lamn1239
Wikipedia
11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
3EGIDS level

Facts

NameNso
Also calledLamnso', Nso language

Vitality

EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3

Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Nso

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch40Grassfields BantubranchlnsNsolanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the indexNigeria415 languages in the index

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