ISO 639-3 · yomyom
Niger–Congo family
Yombe
Yombe is a language of the Kongo-Yaka-Sira branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Angola, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
yom- Glottocode
yomb1244- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yombe |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yombe |
| Written in | Latin script |
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 Yombe
The branches above Yombe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Angola
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