ISO 639-3 · sbpsbp
Niger–Congo family
Sangu
Sangu is a language of the Southern Tanzania Highlands Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Tanzania. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Tanzania”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sbp- Glottocode
sang1330- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Sangu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sangu (Tanzania), Sangu language |
| Written in | Latin script |
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 levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Sangu
The branches above Sangu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Tanzania
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalvmwMakhuwaNiger–Congo · 7.4 m5 · DevelopingtumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalsukSukumaNiger–Congo · 5.4 m5 · DevelopingayhHadhrami ArabicAfroasiatic · 4.5 m6a · VigorousluoDholuoNilo-Saharan · 3 m5 · Developing