ISO 639-3 · guagua
Niger–Congo family
Shiki
Shiki is a language of the Jarawan branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “one of the Bantoid Jarawan languages of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gua- Glottocode
shik1242- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Shiki |
|---|---|
| Also called | Shiki language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
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 Shiki
The branches above Shiki, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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