ISO 639-3 · pofpof
Niger–Congo family
Poke
Poke is a language of the Soko branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata counts about 130,000 speakers (1984). Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
pof- Glottocode
poke1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Poke |
|---|---|
| Also called | Puki, Tofoke, Topoke, Tovoke, Poke language |
| All speakers | 130,000 (1984) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
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 Poke
The branches above Poke, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing