ISO 639-3 · zajzaj
Niger–Congo family
Zaramo
Zaramo is a language of the Northeast Coast Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Tanzania.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
zaj- Glottocode
zara1247- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Zaramo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zaramo Language |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
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 Zaramo
The branches above Zaramo, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Tanzania
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalvmwMakhuwaNiger–Congo · 7.4 m5 · DevelopingtumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalsukSukumaNiger–Congo · 5.4 m5 · DevelopingayhHadhrami ArabicAfroasiatic · 4.5 m6a · VigorousluoDholuoNilo-Saharan · 3 m5 · Developing