Bana language
Bana (ISO 639-3 code bcw) is a language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Cameroon. It has about 23,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | bcw |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | bana1305 |
| Family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Cameroon |
| Speakers (estimate) | 23,000 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Afro-Asiatic languages, nearest first.
- Hausa77,000,000 speakers
- Buduma54,800 speakers
- Daba25,000 speakers
- Lagwan10,000 speakers
- Maslam5,500 speakers
- Jimi (Cameroon)3,000 speakers
- Jilbe2,000 speakers
- Majera1,000 speakers
- Mser500 speakers
- Baldemu3 speakers
- Zizilivakan
- Zumaya
More about Bana
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.