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Atlantic–Congo languages

Index Atlantic–Congo languages

The Atlantic–Congo languages are a major division constituting the core of the Niger–Congo language family of Africa, characterised by the noun class systems typical of the family. [1]

23 relations: Africa, Atlantic languages, Bayot language, Bung language, Dogon languages, Gola language, Ijoid languages, Katla languages, Kordofanian languages, Kru languages, Lafofa languages, Limba language, Mande languages, Mel languages, Niger–Congo languages, Noun class, Rashad languages, Senegambian languages, Senufo languages, Siamou language, Sua language, Talodi–Heiban languages, Volta–Congo languages.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Atlantic languages

The Atlantic languages (or West Atlantic languages"West Atlantic" is the traditional term, following Diedrich Hermann Westermann; "Atlantic" is more typical in recent work, particularly since Bendor-Samuel (1989).) of West Africa are an obsolete proposed major group of the Niger–Congo languages.

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Bayot language

Bayot (Baiot, Baiote, Bayotte) is a language of southern Senegal, southwest of Ziguinchor in a group of villages near Nyassia, in northwestern Guinea-Bissau, along the Senegalese border, and in the Gambia.

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Bung language

The Bung language is a nearly extinct, endangered language of Cameroon spoken by 3 people (in 1995) at the village of Boung on the Adamawa Plateau.

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Dogon languages

The Dogon languages are a small, close-knit language family spoken by the Dogon people of Mali, which is generally believed to belong to the larger Niger–Congo family.

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Gola language

Gola is an erstwhile Atlantic language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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Ijoid languages

Ijoid is a proposed but undemonstrated group of languages linking the Ijaw languages (Ịjọ) with the endangered Defaka language.

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Katla languages

The Katla languages are two closely related languages that form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan.

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Kordofanian languages

The Kordofanian languages are a geographic grouping of five language groups spoken in the Nuba Mountains of the Kurdufan, Sudan: Talodi–Heiban languages, Lafofa languages, Rashad languages, Katla languages and Kadu languages.

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Kru languages

The Kru languages belong to the Niger–Congo language family and are spoken by the Kru people from the southeast of Liberia to the east of Ivory Coast.

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Lafofa languages

Lafofa, also Tegem, is a Niger–Congo dialect cluster spoken in the southern Nuba Mountains in the south of Sudan.

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Limba language

The Limba language, Hulimba, is an erstwhile Atlantic language of Sierra Leone.

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Mande languages

The Mande languages are spoken in several countries in Africa by the Mandé people and include Maninka, Mandinka, Soninke, Bambara, Dioula, Bozo, Mende, Susu, and Vai.

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Mel languages

The Mel languages are a branch of Niger–Congo languages spoken in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.

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Niger–Congo languages

The Niger–Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers and number of distinct languages.

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Noun class

In linguistics, a noun class is a particular category of nouns.

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Rashad languages

The Rashad languages form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan.

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Senegambian languages

The Senegambian or Northern (West) Atlantic languages are a branch of Niger–Congo languages centered on Senegal (and Senegambia), with most languages spoken there and in neighboring southern Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea.

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Senufo languages

The Senufo or Senufic languages (Senoufo in French) has around 15 languages spoken by the Senufo in the north of Ivory Coast, the south of Mali and the southwest of Burkina Faso.

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Siamou language

Siamou, also known as Sɛmɛ (Seme), is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family.

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Sua language

Sua, also known as Mansoanka or Kunante, is a divergent Niger–Congo language of Guinea-Bissau.

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Talodi–Heiban languages

The Talodi–Heiban languages are a branch of the Niger–Congo family spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.

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Volta–Congo languages

Volta–Congo is a hypothetical major branch of languages of the Niger–Congo family.

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Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic-Congo language, Atlantic-Congo languages, Atlantic–Congo, Atlantic–Congo language.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic–Congo_languages

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