Atlantic-Congo · ISO 639-3 fuq
Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde Language
Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken by about 1.6 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde
Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- North-Central Atlantic
- Fula-Sereer
- Fula
- Eastern Fula
- Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde
Writing system
Latin script
Related languages
About the Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde language
Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde is spoken by about 1.6 million people, which makes it the 352nd most spoken language in the world — just behind Dimli (1.6 million) and ahead of Igala (1.6 million). It belongs to the Atlantic-Congo language family and, more precisely, to the Eastern Fula group within the Fula-Sereer branch.
Where is Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde spoken?
Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Niger (1.8 million).
Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Nigerian Fulfulde, Pulaar, Pular, Maasina Fulfulde and Serer.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 fuq.
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.