ISO 639-3 · nypnyp
Nilo-Saharan family · extinct or historical language
Nyangia
Nyangia is an extinct or historical language of the Kuliak branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Uganda. Wikidata describes it as “nearly extinct Kuliak language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nyp- Glottocode
nyan1313- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Nyangia |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nyang'i, Gyangiya, Ngangea, Ngiangeya, Nuangeya |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Extinct
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Nyangia
The branches above Nyangia, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Uganda
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationallugLugandaNiger–Congo · 5.1 m3 · Wider CommunicationcggKigaNiger–Congo · 2.4 m4 · EducationalnynRunyankoleNiger–Congo · 2.3 m4 · EducationallajLangoNilo-Saharan · 2.1 m5 · DevelopingachAcholiNilo-Saharan · 1.2 m5 · Developing