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ISO 639-3 · siesie
Niger–Congo family

Simaa

Simaa is a language of the Luyana branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Zambia.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
sie
Glottocode
sima1258
Wikipedia
6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameSimaa
Also calledSimaa 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 Simaa

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch5LuyanabranchsieSimaalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Zambia37 languages in the index

Also spoken in Zambia

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationaltumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalbemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialtoiTongaNiger–Congo · 1.3 m2 · ProvincialmgrMambwe-LunguNiger–Congo · 674,0005 · DevelopinglozLoziNiger–Congo · 600,0004 · Educational