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ISO 639-3 · shosho
Niger–Congo family

Shanga

Shanga is a language of the Mande branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
sho
Glottocode
shan1282
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameShanga
Also calledShanga language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Shanga

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

1142Niger–Congofamily51MandebranchshoShangalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Nigeria415 languages in the index

Also spoken in Nigeria

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication