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 .

There are four major groups of African languages: Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharian, Niger-Saharian (Niger-Congo), and Khoisan, on the map you see the distribution of language families and some major African languages.

gathering about thirty languages in Western part of Southern Africa. map based on a map made by Mark Dingemanse. Narrow Bantu like Umbundu and other African languages. Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north).

Feb 21, 2017 · The indigenous languages of Africa are divided into 6 major language families: Afroasiatic, Nilo Saharan, Niger-Congo A, Niger-Congo B (Bantu), Khoisan, Austronesian. Map of Africa using ethnically drawn borders.

Africa is home to an estimated 1000 to 2000 languages spread across the continent. A map showcasing some of the major languages of Africa by country.

Map 1: African Languages Map 1 (found below) has listed up to three of the most widely spoken languages in each African country. If you think back to Module 5, you will remember that these are only a few of the over 1000 languages spoken in Africa!

The languages of Africa include more than 3,000 languages. These languages include native languages (languages that come from Africa) and colonial languages, which were brought to Africa by colonists from Europe. The continent has the …

Feb 19, 2015 · This map from Harvard's AfricaMap project illustrates just how diverse the African continent really is. There are an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 languages spoken across Africa. The map shows 50 of the most commonly spoken according to Marc Felix and Charles Meurs' 2001 book Peoples' Atlas of Africa.

Aug 21, 2024 · English: Map of the major African language families. Click on any language family in the image to view its respective Wikipedia article.

This map of Africa illustrates the approximate distribution of each of the six African language groups, the Afro-Asiatic, Niger-Congo A, Niger-Congo B (Bantu), Nilo-Saharan, Khoi-San, and Austronesian.