The Niger-Congo languages

Primary Language Family

  • This is a family of 1540 languages. It is the largest language family on the planet by number of distinct related languages.
  • There are about 700 million native speakers. It is the 3rd largest language family by number of native speakers.
  • Includes:
    • The Bantu languages
    • Yoruba
    • Igbo
    • Fula 

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