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ISO 639-3 · ksaksa
Niger–Congo family

Shuwa-Zamani

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

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ksa
Glottocode
shuw1238
Wikipedia
5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameShuwa-Zamani
Also calledShuwa-Zamani language

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 level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Shuwa-Zamani

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch37KainjibranchksaShuwa-Zamanilanguage
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