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ISO 639-3 · nzanza
Niger–Congo family

Tigon

Tigon is a language of the Jukunoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
nza
Glottocode
tigo1236
Wikipedia
7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameTigon
Also calledTigon Mbembe, Tigon language

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Tigon

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch9JukunoidbranchnzaTigonlanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the indexNigeria415 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