Atlantic-Congo · West Africa

Esan

Not endangered

Esan is documented so far only to the level of grammar sketch.

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FamilyAtlantic-Congo
StatusNot endangered
DocumentationGrammar sketch
ISO 639-3ish
Glottocodeesan1238

Spoken in Nigeria

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Closest relatives

Languages sharing the deepest branch of Atlantic-Congo's family tree with Esan.

  1. Bini

    Not endangered
    Long grammar

  2. Emai-Iuleha-Ora

    Not endangered
    Long grammar

  3. Ikhin-Arokho

    Not endangered
    Phonology, text or dictionary

  4. Ghotuo

    Not endangered
    Phonology, text or dictionary

  5. Uneme

    Threatened
    Wordlist or less

  6. Yekhee

    Not endangered
    Grammar

  7. Akuku

    Not endangered
    Wordlist or less

  8. Degema

    Not endangered
    Long grammar

Reference data for Esan from Glottolog 5.2.1, licensed CC-BY-4.0. Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Bank, Sebastian. 2025. Glottolog 5.2.1. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at https://glottolog.org)