ISO 639-3 · soysoy
Niger–Congo family
Yobe
Yobe is a language of the Oti–Volta branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Benin and Togo. Wikidata describes it as “Gur language of Benin and Togo”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
soy- Glottocode
miyo1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yobe |
|---|---|
| Also called | Miyobe, Yobe language |
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 Yobe
The branches above Yobe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Benin
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialfonFonNiger–Congo · 1.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationguwGunNiger–Congo · 1.5 m5 · DevelopingajgAdjaNiger–Congo · 1.1 m5 · DevelopingkbpKabiyeNiger–Congo · 1 m5 · DevelopingdopLukpaNiger–Congo · 160,0005 · DevelopingmklMokoleNiger–Congo · 39,6005 · DevelopingddnDendiNilo-Saharan · 32,0503 · Wider Communication