ISO 639-3 · znezne
Niger–Congo family
Zande
Zande is a language of the Niger–Congo branch, spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Central African Republic and 1 more country. Wikidata describes it as “language spoken central Africa, main language of the Zande language family”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
zne- Glottocode
zand1248- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Centre point
- 4.62, 26.72
- Wikipedia
- 23 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
5countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Zande |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zande (individual language), Zande language |
| 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 Zande
The branches above Zande, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
1142Niger–CongofamilyzneZandelanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing