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ISO 639-3 · soxsox
Niger–Congo family

Swo

Swo is a language of the Makaa-Njem branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Cameroon”.

6b · ThreatenedLatn
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
sox
Glottocode
soca1235
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameSwo
Also calledSwo language
Written inLatin script

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 Swo

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch46Northwest Bantubranch14Makaa-NjembranchsoxSwolanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the index

Also spoken in Cameroon

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication