The putative Niger–Congo languages outside of the Atlantic–Congo family are centred in the upper Senegal and Niger river basins, south and west of Timbuktu (Mande, Dogon), the Niger …

Niger-Congo languages, a family of languages of Africa, which in terms of the number of languages spoken, their geographic extent, and the number of speakers is by far the largest …

Almost all of the most widely spoken languages of sub-Saharan Africa belong to the Niger-Congo family, and about 600 million people (85% of Africa’s population) speak a Niger-Congo language.

Jun 18, 2025 · Explore the Niger-Congo language family, one of Africa's most diverse and widespread language families, and discover its importance in understanding African history …

Definition Niger-Congo refers to one of the largest language families in the world, primarily spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa. It encompasses a vast array of languages and dialects, including …

Sep 19, 2023 · Niger-Congo languages is one of the world’s largest in terms of the number of languages it comprises. With its roots in West Africa, this language family spans a vast …

Late in the sixth millennium and early fifth millennium b.c.e., the Niger-Congo peoples were spreading out of southern Nigeria into parts of present-day Cameroon and the Central African …

The Niger-Congo language family is one of the most extensive and diverse language families in the world‚ encompassing a vast array of languages spoken predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Considering the number of its speakers and languages as well as its wide geographical spread, Niger-Congo is by far the largest of the four major phyla of Africa (the other three are Nilo …

Niger, [a] officially the Republic of the Niger, [b] is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin …