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ISO 639-3 · njanja
Afroasiatic family

Nzanyi

Nzanyi is a language of the Biu–Mandara branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
nja
Glottocode
nzan1240
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameNzanyi
Also calledNzanyi language

Vitality

EGIDS 6b Threatened6b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Afroasiatic to Nzanyi

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

309Afroasiaticfamily147Chadicbranch51Biu–MandarabranchnjaNzanyilanguage
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