African language
C8379
concept
An African language is any of the diverse indigenous or historically rooted languages spoken across the African continent, encompassing numerous families such as Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan, and Khoisan.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nigerian language | 10 |
| Central African language | 9 |
| Ghanaian language | 5 |
| Niger-Congo language group | 4 |
| African language canonical | 3 |
| Cameroonian language | 3 |
| West African language | 2 |
| Yoruboid language | 2 |
| African language family | 1 |
| indigenous languages of Africa | 1 |
Instances (39)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Siwu language | Ghanaian language |
| Koman | African language family |
| Zande language | Central African language |
| Itsekiri language | Yoruboid language |
| Idomoid languages | Niger-Congo language group |
| Igboid languages | Niger-Congo language group |
| Yala | Nigerian language |
| Kwadi | — |
| Kissi | West African language |
| Kamtok | Cameroonian language |
|
Shabo language (proposed)
surface form:
Shabo language
|
— |
|
Itsekiri people
surface form:
Itsekiri language
|
Yoruboid language |
| Basaa | Cameroonian language |
|
Fang
surface form:
Fang language
|
Central African language |
| Duguri | Nigerian language |
| Gwak | Nigerian language |
| Bankal | Nigerian language |
| Zumbun | Nigerian language |
| Jimi (Jarawan) | Nigerian language |
| Tivoid languages | Niger-Congo language group |
| Fula language | West African language |
| Tegbo | Ghanaian language |
| Tafi-Tegbo | Ghanaian language |
| Buem | Ghanaian language |
| Lefana (Lelemi) | Ghanaian language |
| Zande | Central African language |
| Ngbandi | Central African language |
| Northern Gbaya | Central African language |
| Berom language | Nigerian language |
| Baka language | Central African language |
| African languages | indigenous languages of Africa |
| Ankwei | Nigerian language |
| Madjingay language | Central African language |
| Ewondo language | Cameroonian language |
| Savanna languages | Niger-Congo language group |
| Dakka | Nigerian language |
| Nzakara | Central African language |
| Azande language | — |
| Hwana language | Nigerian language |