Languages of Africa
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Languages of Africa
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The number of languages natively spoken in Africa is variously estimated at between 1,250 and 2,100, and by some counts at over 3,000. Nigeria alone has over 500 languages, one of the greatest concentrations of linguistic diversity in the world. The languages of Africa belong to many distinct language families, among which the largest are:
- Niger–Congo, which include the large Atlantic-Congo and Bantu branches in West, Central, Southeast and Southern Africa.
- Afroasiatic languages are spre
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Africa
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2001-09-07T19:35:38Z
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2024-09-07T11:28:35Z
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