ISO 639-3 · gekgek
Afroasiatic family
Youm
Youm is a language of the West Chadic A branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
gek- Glottocode
yiwo1237- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Youm |
|---|---|
| Also called | Youm language |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Youm
The branches above Youm, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialiboIgboNiger–Congo · 27 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkaiKarekareAfroasiatic · 1.8 m6a · Vigorous