ISO 639-3 · taptap
Niger–Congo family
Tabwa
Tabwa is a language of the Sabi branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Wikidata counts about 382,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Congo and Zambia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tap- Glottocode
taab1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tabwa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Taabwa, Tabwa language |
| All speakers | 382,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Tabwa
The branches above Tabwa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafekooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · DevelopinglebLala-Bisaunclassified · 580,0005 · Developing