ISO 639-3 · urhurh
Niger–Congo family
Urhobo
Urhobo is a language of the Edoid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts 1.1 m first-language speakers (2020). Wikidata describes it as “Edoid language of the Urhobo people mainly spoken in Delta State in Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
urh- Glottocode
urho1239- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 15 language editions
1.1 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Urhobo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Urhobo language |
| L1 speakers | 1,100,000 (2020) |
| Written in | Urhobo alphabet |
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 Urhobo
The branches above Urhobo, 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 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider Communication