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MSN Encarta - African Languages Languages of the Berber branch of the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken by a substantial portion of the population in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia ; by scattered groups elsewhere in North Africa; and along the southern fringes of the Sahara Desert in western Africa. Languages spoken farther to the south-east, including Maasai in Kenya, have long been called Nilo-Hamitic; recent investigations, however, appear to prove that these tongues have no direct relationship to languages of the Afro-Asiatic family, but are most closely related to the Nilotic languages. The around 200 Nilo-Saharan languages are found in a broken chain from the great bend of the Niger River in West Africa to Ethiopia, throughout most of the upper Nile valley, and in parts of Uganda and Kenya. uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565449/African_Languages.html

Atlantic-Congo languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the classification of African languages, Atlantic-Congo is an early branch of the Atlantic languages and all other Niger-Congo branches except This Niger-Congo languages -related article is a stub. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlantic-Congo_languages

Encyclopedia: Xhosa language The Benue-Congo group of languages constitutes the largest branch of the Niger_Congo language family, both in terms of sheer number of languages, of which 938 are known (not counting mere dialects), and in terms of speakers, numbering perhaps 550 million. Almost all languages with clicks are Khoisan languages and the presence of clicks in Xhosa demonstrates the strong historical interaction with its Khoisan neighbors. This page attempts to present a list of languages by total native speakers. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Xhosa-language

Ethnologue: Burkina Faso The major languages spoken in Djibasso (the village at which i was posted) were Bwamu, Jula, and French. Language use is vigorous, and they are strongly attached to their language. It is a separate language from Bambara and Malinke, and ethnically distinct. www.geocities.com /richmond_greg/languages.html

index.html However, the language has not been documented at all in the sense of the term used here, and the small amount of initial information in traditional format indicates that the language is very different from any of the surrounding Gur languages or the not-too-distant Kwa languages. The language is at once a potential key to crucial aspects of the linguistic history of West Africa (indeed sub-Saharan Africa generally), but is also the possessor of a number of structural features that are exceedingly rare in African languages. For both the Defaka and the Nkoroo, English and Nigerian Pidgin are the primary public languages, a situation that has been imposed by economic and political pressures. coral.lili.uni-bielefeld.de /LangDoc/EGA/Proposals/Ega-proposal2/index.html

African Languages The collection is focused primarily on the languages taught at the University. The electronic version from SIL (Summer Institute of Language) of the original printed catalogue of over 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries, the Ethnologue database provides the Ethnologue Language Name Index, and the Ethnologue Language Family Index. Created and maintained by the Yamada Language Center staff at the University of Oregon, this excellent home page provides guides for many languages of the world. web.uflib.ufl.edu /cm/africana/language.htm

Language School Explorer - Zulu_language information. This Niger-Congo languages -related article is a stub. Zulu is an agglutinative language which is part of the Nguni subfamily of the Bantu family of languages. Zulu is the most spoken language in South Africa and became one ofSouth Africa's 11 official languages at the end of apartheid. language.school-explorer.com /Zulu

Congo, Democratic Republic of the The Congo, in west-central Africa, is bordered by the Congo Republic, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and the Atlantic Ocean. Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Economy - Economy The Congo's mineral wealth is the mainstay of the economy, but the development of the... Congo, Democratic Republic of the: History - History Early History The indigenous inhabitants of the region of the Congo were probably Pygmies,... www.factmonster.com /ipa/A0198161.html

Tsonga language - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo languages. Writing systems have their own page, so what's written here should just be a brief discussion of how this language makes any special use of the writing system and a link to all the writing systems used to write the language. Some short examples of the language in the writing system(s) used to write the language. encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /tsonga.htm

Tsonga [Definition] The tribe speaks the Tsonga language Classification Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo languages. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. www.wikimirror.com /Tsonga

Chad - Congo-Kordofanian Languages Part of the West Atlantic subfamily of the Congo-Kordofanian family of languages, Fulani (called Peul by the French) first appeared in the Senegal River Valley in West Africa. Classified as belonging to the Niger-Congo subfamily of the Congo-Kordofanian family, languages in the Moundang-Toupouri-Mboum groups are spoken by a variety of populations in Mayo-Kebbi and Logone Oriental prefectures. Bolgo, found with Hajerai and Goula languages in the vicinity of Lake Iro and Lake Mamoun, is spoken by refugee populations. countrystudies.us /chad/21.htm

Fulani Dialects It is part of the Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern branch. The eastern dialect is spoken from north of Mopti to Timbuctou. Fulbe Jeeri is an ethnic group which speaks this language as mother tongue. www.suertenich.com /html/afriq/fulfulde.html

Winne.com - Report on Congo DRC, Paving the reconstruction Cluster of dialects or languages: Lalia, Mongo-Nkundu, Ngando, Ombo. Language use is vigorous; spoken by all ages. The Longombe dialect is spoken along the road between Boende and Wema, is closest to the Bakutu dialect, and is distinct from the Lingombe language. www.winne.com /congo/bf09.html

Cameroon Ethnologue Different from three languages in Zaïre called 'Bali', Bali of Nigeria, or Bali which is a dialect of Chamba of Nigeria and Cameroon, although many of these people have Chamba ethnic origins. The Mangisa people are reported to speak two languages: Mengisa-Njowi, spoken daily, and Leti, a secret language of tradition (see Mengisa). The Mangisa people are reported to speak 2 languages: Mengisa Njowi, spoken daily and Leti, a secret language of tradition. www.cabtal.org /cameroon_ethnologue.htm

Languages : Niger-Congo Family Most of the Niger-Congo languages have prefixes and suffixes to qualify nouns and verbs as well as words that agree with them. The southern languages have tones which are used partially for meaning but mostly for grammar. Migrations took the languages to eastern and southern Africa. www.krysstal.com /langfams_nigercongo.html

Ethnologue report for Congo [See also SIL publications on the languages of Congo.] Bouenza and Niari regions, south and southeast from Makabana to the Democratic Republic of the Congo border. Spoken mainly in Brazzaville and the north of Congo. www.ethnologue.org /show_country.asp?name=Congo

Gusii language - Enpsychlopedia Gusii is classified as a Central Bantu language, part of the subfamily of Kuria languages labeled E.10 in Guthrie's zonal classification of Bantu languages. Cammenga, Jelle (2002) Phonology and morphology of Ekegusii: a Bantu language of Kenya. The Gusii language (also known as Ekegusii) is a Bantu language spoken in the Kisii district in western Kenya (between the Kavirondo Gulf of Lake Victoria and the border with Tanzania). www.grohol.com /wiki/Gusii

Zimbabwe: Languages Of those, 19 are living languages and 1 is a second language with no mother tongue speakers. Shona is the dominant African language of Zimbabwe and is understood by a considerable number. The sign language used in schools and that used by adults outside is different. www.servus.at /argezim/languages.htm

Bantuic languages - Resource Database zone 99, Linguasphere.org The main aim of the Journal of Language and Popular Culture in Africa is to document the popular culture expressed in, and mediated by, popular, vernacular, varieties of African languages. From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 13th ed. Original contributions on all aspects of African language studies are welcomed, synchronic as well as diachronic, theoretical as well as data-oriented. www.linguasphere.org /database10.html

Kidlink: Ghana's Aboriginal Languages The number of languages listed for Ghana is 72, and includes: An official literary language used for primary and secondary education, mother tongue authored literature, textbooks, grammars. The language of the Asante and Akuapem is called 'Twi'. www.kidlink.org /kie/africa/ghana/ghana.html

Google Search: luganda Luganda (Ganda) is the native language of Baganda nationals from Buganda refion of central and southern Uganda. Language Research: A Systematic Development of Scientific Terminologies in Luganda. Luganda, the native language of the people of Buganda, developed over... luganda.networklive.org

Niger-Congo languages spoken in Nigeria The Gur languages are represented by Baatonun, which is spoken on the Western border of the country. Ijoid is a cluster of languages spoken in the southernmost part of Nigeria. There are several languages of the Adamawa group spoken in Nigeria, mostly in Taraba and Adamawa States. www.uiowa.edu /intlinet/unijos/nigonnet/nlp/nigercon.htm

Shangaan In South Africa the Shangaan are often called the '''Tsonga.''' The tribe speaks the Tsonga language. The Shangaans once ruled the Gaza Empire, created by Soshangaane, whose capital was based in Mossurize on the present-day border with Zimbabwe. q-basic.xodox.de /Tsonga

History of Ijaws and Neighbors in Southern Nigeria “ The indigenous languages of western Africa belong to three of the four phyla of African languages established by J H Greenberg in 1963: Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, and Niger-Congo Consequently, the homeland of Niger-Congo is normally placed in western Africa, whereas those of Nilo-Saharan languages and Afro-Asiatic are sought farther to the east and northeast respectively. At a glance one can see why the Ijo language is very much distinct from the other languages such as Yoruba, Edo and Igbo, as the Ijos seem to be most isolated of the Ethnic nationalities when it comes to the fusion of the ancient tribes. The original Kumoni language spoken by the king and his people (Kumoni-Oru) was later on absorbed into the Ooyelagbo language to give rise to Yoruba language and its various dialects. www.earthrights.net /nigeria/history.html

Ethnologue report for Gabon Nyanga Province, between the Nyanga and Bangua rivers, on the southwest coast, and the Congo border. The number of languages listed for Gabon is 41. Far south, Nyanga Province, Ndende area on the border with Congo. www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Gabon

Number Systems of the World The languages shown below are listed according to the complexity of the way of counting numbers in my opinion. I am collecting number systems of world languages. Surprisingly enough, it's proven that Chinese-speaking children are better at counting numbers than English-speaking counterparts because of their language. www.sf.airnet.ne.jp /~ts/language/number.html

Google Search: akan_language Akan is used to denote a group of languages belonging to the Kwa language... The Akan language belongs to the Kwa language... I'm trying to create a myspell dictionary for akan language (http://en.wikipedia. akan_language.networklive.org

niger-congo.xml Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fula-Wolof, Fulani, Eastern Town Bemba is a widely used lingua franca in urban, not rural areas, and it has higher social status than other languages except English. Bilkire is spoken by second language Fulfulde speakers. www.verbix.com /xml/niger-congo.xml

Google Search: ewe_language Éwé is a Niger-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Togo. Total speakers:, 2.5 Million, 3 Million including second language speakers... ewe_language.networklive.org

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