ISO 639-3 · bbxbbx
Niger–Congo family
Wovea
Wovea is a language of the Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu/Bantoid language of Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bbx- Glottocode
bubi1249- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wovea |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bubia, Bube, Bubi, Bohobé, Bobe |
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 levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Wovea
The branches above Wovea, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
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