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ISO 639-3 · sqhsqh
Niger–Congo family

Shau

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

10 · Extinct
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
sqh
Glottocode
shau1238
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
10EGIDS level

Facts

NameShau
Also calledShau language

Vitality

EGIDS 10 Extinct10

Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Shau

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch37KainjibranchsqhShaulanguage
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