ISO 639-3 · smdsmd
Niger–Congo family
Sama
Sama is a language of the Kimbundu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Angola”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
smd- Glottocode
sama1300- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Sama |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sama language |
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 Sama
The branches above Sama, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Angola
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialumbUmbunduNiger–Congo · 6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafekuaKwanyamaNiger–Congo · 247,0003 · Wider CommunicationmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousdhmZembaNiger–Congo · 22,0005 · DevelopingcjkChokweunclassified3 · Wider CommunicationlunLundaNiger–Congo4 · EducationalkwzKwadiKhoisan10 · Extinct