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African Languages

Ancient and modern languages in Africa.

Some are pidgins or creoles derived from languages originating elsewhere.

NOTE: We have endeavored to place languages in their correct geographic location. Some languages cross geographic boundaries. Please report any errors! Thank you.

Keywords for these Languages

Afar Afrikaans Akan Amharic Baatonum Bambara Bemba (zambia) Ber Birwa Central kanuri Chichewa Chokwe Cwi bwamu Dagbani Dinka Dyula Egyptian (ancient) Fanti Fulah Ganda Ghomálá' Hausa Herero Igbo Kabiyè Kabuverdianu Kabyle Kachin Kamba (kenya) Kanuri Kikuyu Kimbundu Kinyarwanda Ko Kongo Koyraboro senni songhai Kutu Kwere Lingala Luba Katanga Luba Lulua Luo (kenya and tanzania) Makhuwa Makonde Malagasy Mamara senoufo Mossi N'ko Ndebele Ndonga Nigerian fulfulde Nigerian pidgin Nuer Nyankole Oromo Plateau malagasy Rundi Sango Sar Seselwa creole french Setswana Shona Somali Suba Susu Swahili Swati Tachelhit Tamasheq Tamazight Tigrigna Tsonga Tumbuka Umbundu Venda West central oromo Wolaytta Wolof Xhosa Yoruba Zulu

Datasets for the Keywords

Afar (keyword: afar)↑

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Afrikaans (keyword: afrikaans)↑

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Akan (keyword: akan)↑

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Amharic (keyword: amharic)↑

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Baatonum (keyword: baatonum)↑

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Bambara (keyword: bambara)↑

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Bemba (zambia) (keyword: bemba (zambia))↑

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Ber (keyword: ber)↑

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Birwa (keyword: birwa)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: northern sotho, southern sotho

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Central kanuri (keyword: central kanuri)↑

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Chichewa (keyword: chichewa)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: nyanja

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Chokwe (keyword: chokwe)↑

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Cwi bwamu (keyword: cwi bwamu)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: bwamu, cwi, twi

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Dagbani (keyword: dagbani)↑

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Dinka (keyword: dinka)↑

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Dyula (keyword: dyula)↑

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Egyptian (ancient) (keyword: egyptian (ancient))↑

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Fanti (keyword: fanti)↑

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Fulah (keyword: fulah)↑

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Ganda (keyword: ganda)↑

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Ghomálá' (keyword: ghomálá')↑

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Hausa (keyword: hausa)↑

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Herero (keyword: herero)↑

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Igbo (keyword: igbo)↑

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Kabiyè (keyword: kabiyè)↑

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Kabuverdianu (keyword: kabuverdianu)↑

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Kabyle (keyword: kabyle)↑

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Kachin (keyword: kachin)↑

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Kamba (kenya) (keyword: kamba (kenya))↑

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Kanuri (keyword: kanuri)↑

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Kikuyu (keyword: kikuyu)↑

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Kimbundu (keyword: kimbundu)↑

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Kinyarwanda (keyword: kinyarwanda)↑

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Ko (keyword: ko)↑

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Kongo (keyword: kongo)↑

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Koyraboro senni songhai (keyword: koyraboro senni songhai)↑

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Kutu (keyword: kutu)↑

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Kwere (keyword: kwere)↑

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Lingala (keyword: lingala)↑

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Luba Katanga (keyword: luba-katanga)↑

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Luba Lulua (keyword: luba-lulua)↑

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Luo (kenya and tanzania) (keyword: luo (kenya and tanzania))↑

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Makhuwa (keyword: makhuwa)↑

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Makonde (keyword: makonde)↑

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Malagasy (keyword: malagasy)↑

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Mamara senoufo (keyword: mamara senoufo)↑

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Mossi (keyword: mossi)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: moore

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N'ko (keyword: n'ko)↑

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Ndebele (keyword: ndebele)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: northern ndebele, south ndebele

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Ndonga (keyword: ndonga)↑

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Nigerian fulfulde (keyword: nigerian fulfulde)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: western nigerian fulfulde

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Nigerian pidgin (keyword: nigerian pidgin)↑

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Nuer (keyword: nuer)↑

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Nyankole (keyword: nyankole)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: nyankore

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Oromo (keyword: oromo)↑

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Plateau malagasy (keyword: plateau malagasy)↑

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Rundi (keyword: rundi)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: kirundi

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Sango (keyword: sango)↑

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Sar (keyword: sar)↑

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Seselwa creole french (keyword: seselwa creole french)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: seychelles french creole

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Setswana (keyword: setswana)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: tswana

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Shona (keyword: shona)↑

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Somali (keyword: somali)↑

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Suba (keyword: suba)↑

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Susu (keyword: susu)↑

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Swahili (keyword: swahili)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: swahili (individual language), swahili (macrolanguage)

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Swati (keyword: swati)↑

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Tachelhit (keyword: tachelhit)↑

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Tamasheq (keyword: tamasheq)↑

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Tamazight (keyword: tamazight)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: central atlas tamazight, moroccan tamazight, standard moroccan tamazight

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Tigrigna (keyword: tigrigna)↑

This set includes the following additional keywords: tigrinya

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Tsonga (keyword: tsonga)↑

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Tumbuka (keyword: tumbuka)↑

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Umbundu (keyword: umbundu)↑

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Venda (keyword: venda)↑

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West central oromo (keyword: west central oromo)↑

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Wolaytta (keyword: wolaytta)↑

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Wolof (keyword: wolof)↑

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Xhosa (keyword: xhosa)↑

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Yoruba (keyword: yoruba)↑

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Zulu (keyword: zulu)↑

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