ISO 639-3 · zemzem
Afroasiatic family · extinct or historical language
Zeem
Zeem is an extinct or historical language of the South Bauchi branch (Afroasiatic), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 400 speakers (2003).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
zem- Glottocode
zeem1242- Family
- Afroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 9 Dormant
- UNESCO
- Extinct
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
9EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Zeem |
|---|---|
| Also called | Zeem language |
| All speakers | 400 (2003) |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 9 Dormant9
Dormant or extinct. No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Extinct
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Afroasiatic to Zeem
The branches above Zeem, 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 CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–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 Communication