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Language groups. Clickable map showing the traditional language families, subfamilies and major languages spoken in Africa. Most languages natively spoken in Africa belong to one of the two large language families that dominate the continent: Afroasiatic, or Niger–Congo.
List of official, national and spoken languages of Africa. Africa is a continent with a very high linguistic diversity, there are an estimated 1500-2000 African languages. Of these languages four main groupings can be distinguished: Afro-Asiatic.
Learn about the four large language families of Africa: Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan, and Khoisan. Find out the most widely spoken languages, the regions they inhabit, and how to choose a language to study.
19 maj 2023 · Most spoken African languages: discover the top languages across the continent. With over 2,000 distinct languages, Africa is nothing short of linguistic diversity. However, some languages dominate the African scene. The 10 most spoken languages in Africa are: Arabic – 150 million speakers; Swahili – 50 million speakers; Hausa – 49 ...
28 lis 2023 · African Language Groups. Africa is home to 48 mainland countries and six island nations. The languages of those 54 nations can be sorted into four major language families.
1 maj 2019 · Berber languages such as Tamazight, Kabyle, and Tuareg are spoken in North Africa. Cushitic languages such as Somali and Oromo are spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa. Omotic languages and...
31 sty 2023 · Language scholars classify the languages of Africa into six different families, or phyla: the Niger-Congo languages, the Afroasiatic languages, the Nilo-Saharan languages, the Khoisan languages, the Austronesian languages, and the Indo-European languages.
