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ISO 639-3 · yavyav
Niger–Congo family

Yangben

Yangben is a language of the Yambassa branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Yambasa language of Cameroon”.

6b · ThreatenedLatn
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
yav
Glottocode
yang1293
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
13levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameYangben
Also calledYangben language, Nuasue, Nuasue language
Written inLatin script

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 level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Yangben

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch29Mbam–Bubi–Jarawanbranch15Mbambranch13Nuclear Mbambranch6Bati–Mbure–Yambassabranch5Mbure–Yambassabranch4YambassabranchyavYangbenlanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 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