ISO 639-3 · yeyyey
Niger–Congo family
Yeyi
Yeyi is a language of the Central-Western Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Botswana and Namibia. Wikidata counts about 24,000 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yey- Glottocode
yeyi1239- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
8levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yeyi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yeyi language |
| All speakers | 24,000 |
| Written in | Latin 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 levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Yeyi
The branches above Yeyi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Botswana
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationaltsnTswanaNiger–Congo · 4.5 m1 · NationalndeNorthern NdebeleNiger–Congo · 1.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationlozLoziNiger–Congo · 600,0004 · EducationalnaqKhoekhoeKhoisan · 250,0004 · EducationalherHereroNiger–Congo · 237,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · Educational