ISO 639-3 · txjtxj
Nilo-Saharan family
Tarjumo
Tarjumo is a language of the Saharan branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata describes it as “Kanuri liturgical language of Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
txj- Glottocode
tarj1235- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
9EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tarjumo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tarjumo language, Old Kanembu |
| Written in | Ajami script |
Vitality
EGIDS 9 Second language only9
Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Tarjumo
The branches above Tarjumo, 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 · ProvincialfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkaiKarekareAfroasiatic · 1.8 m6a · VigorousbinEdoNiger–Congo · 1.6 m4 · Educational