Languages of Africa
123 languages in database
·
27 families
·
~42 average phonemes
Language families represented
Atlantic-Congo
59
Afro-Asiatic
23
Mande
7
Language isolate
4
Nilotic
4
Ta-Ne-Omotic
2
Kuliak
2
Kru
2
Indo-European
2
Furan
1
Ijoid
1
Kxa
1
Maban
1
Dizoid
1
Heibanic
1
Surmic
1
Nyimang
1
Austronesian
1
Kadugli-Krongo
1
Songhay
1
Saharan
1
Central Sudanic
1
Nubian
1
Khoe-Kwadi
1
South Omotic
1
Dajuic
1
Dogon
1
All Africa languages
SOCOTRI
Afro-Asiatic
34
phonemes
Ejagham de l'ouest
Atlantic-Congo
32
phonemes
EWONDO
Atlantic-Congo
34
phonemes
Fe'efe'fe
Atlantic-Congo
44
phonemes
FUR
Furan
30
phonemes
GWARI
Atlantic-Congo
26
phonemes
KULLO
Ta-Ne-Omotic
29
phonemes
HADZA
Language isolate
62
phonemes
KOLOKUMA IJO
Ijoid
37
phonemes
IK
Kuliak
44
phonemes
ISOKO
Atlantic-Congo
37
phonemes
KEFA
Ta-Ne-Omotic
27
phonemes
KERA
Afro-Asiatic
30
phonemes
TEKE
Atlantic-Congo
28
phonemes
KLAO
Kru
27
phonemes
KANAKURU
Afro-Asiatic
35
phonemes
KPAN
Atlantic-Congo
34
phonemes
SEBEI
Nilotic
26
phonemes
!XU
Kxa
141
phonemes
Kunama
Language isolate
34
phonemes
LELEMI
Atlantic-Congo
34
phonemes
LAME
Afro-Asiatic
38
phonemes
Mambila
Atlantic-Congo
40
phonemes
MBUM
Atlantic-Congo
38
phonemes
MABA
Maban
29
phonemes
DIZI
Dizoid
30
phonemes
MBA-NE
Atlantic-Congo
31
phonemes
MORO
Heibanic
29
phonemes
MURSI
Surmic
26
phonemes
MUMUYE
Atlantic-Congo
34
phonemes
NDUT
Atlantic-Congo
34
phonemes
NGIZIM
Afro-Asiatic
40
phonemes
NONI
Atlantic-Congo
33
phonemes
Lwaa
Atlantic-Congo
59
phonemes
Nara
Language isolate
59
phonemes
NYIMANG
Nyimang
25
phonemes
NYANGI
Kuliak
25
phonemes
OGBIA
Atlantic-Congo
34
phonemes
Sandawe
Language isolate
64
phonemes
Sango
Atlantic-Congo
44
phonemes
Senoufo, Cebaara
Atlantic-Congo
43
phonemes
Malagasy
Austronesian
36
phonemes
Angas
Afro-Asiatic
44
phonemes
Margi
Afro-Asiatic
44
phonemes
Awiya
Afro-Asiatic
39
phonemes
Iraqw
Afro-Asiatic
48
phonemes
Moroccan Arabic
Afro-Asiatic
78
phonemes
Kadugli (Miri)
Kadugli-Krongo
63
phonemes
Kpelle
Mande
49
phonemes
Dagbani
Atlantic-Congo
37
phonemes
Ga
Atlantic-Congo
47
phonemes
Beembe
Atlantic-Congo
41
phonemes
Luvale
Atlantic-Congo
36
phonemes
Gbeya
Atlantic-Congo
45
phonemes
Songhai
Songhay
48
phonemes
Kanuri
Saharan
35
phonemes
Logbara
Central Sudanic
42
phonemes
Mahas-Fiyadikka
Nubian
45
phonemes
Maasai
Nilotic
43
phonemes
NAMA
Khoe-Kwadi
41
phonemes
KOTOKO
Afro-Asiatic
36
phonemes
Aghem
Atlantic-Congo
49
phonemes
AIZI
Atlantic-Congo
33
phonemes
ALLADIAN
Atlantic-Congo
36
phonemes
HAMER
South Omotic
35
phonemes
AMO
Atlantic-Congo
35
phonemes
Bariba
Atlantic-Congo
31
phonemes
Bobo
Mande
40
phonemes
KOHUMONO
Atlantic-Congo
38
phonemes
BEJA
Afro-Asiatic
26
phonemes
BETE
Kru
37
phonemes
Bisa
Mande
41
phonemes
Berom
Atlantic-Congo
31
phonemes
KONYAGI
Atlantic-Congo
46
phonemes
DANGALEAT
Afro-Asiatic
28
phonemes
Dan
Mande
92
phonemes
DAJU
Dajuic
30
phonemes
DAHALO
Afro-Asiatic
59
phonemes
DINKA
Nilotic
32
phonemes
Doayo
Atlantic-Congo
48
phonemes
Dogon
Dogon
42
phonemes
DIOLA
Atlantic-Congo
29
phonemes
EFIK
Atlantic-Congo
20
phonemes
English (New Zealand)
Indo-European
45
phonemes
Egyptian Arabic
Afro-Asiatic
67
phonemes
Hausa
Afro-Asiatic
46
phonemes
Yorouba
Atlantic-Congo
32
phonemes
Igbo
Atlantic-Congo
65
phonemes
Lingala
Atlantic-Congo
22
phonemes
Amharic
Afro-Asiatic
68
phonemes
fulfulde (NGA)
Atlantic-Congo
57
phonemes
Swahili
Atlantic-Congo
37
phonemes
Somali
Afro-Asiatic
52
phonemes
Bamana
Mande
58
phonemes
Dioula
Mande
39
phonemes
Zulu
Atlantic-Congo
43
phonemes
Shona
Atlantic-Congo
42
phonemes
Tigrinya
Afro-Asiatic
66
phonemes
Kinyarwanda
Atlantic-Congo
49
phonemes
Rundi
Atlantic-Congo
29
phonemes
Akan
Atlantic-Congo
60
phonemes
Xhosa
Atlantic-Congo
84
phonemes
Kikuyu
Atlantic-Congo
32
phonemes
Lebanese Arabic
Afro-Asiatic
50
phonemes
Afrikaans
Indo-European
39
phonemes
Moore
Atlantic-Congo
43
phonemes
Ewe
Atlantic-Congo
45
phonemes
Sesotho
Atlantic-Congo
46
phonemes
Luganda
Atlantic-Congo
33
phonemes
Wolof
Atlantic-Congo
54
phonemes
Tamazight Berber
Afro-Asiatic
39
phonemes
Kikamba
Atlantic-Congo
31
phonemes
Dholuo
Nilotic
38
phonemes
Bemba
Atlantic-Congo
25
phonemes
Tashlhiyt Berber
Afro-Asiatic
74
phonemes
Tiv
Atlantic-Congo
40
phonemes
Nupe
Atlantic-Congo
38
phonemes
Fɔn
Atlantic-Congo
42
phonemes
Kimeru
Atlantic-Congo
27
phonemes
Mandingo
Mande
34
phonemes
Kabiyɛ
Atlantic-Congo
47
phonemes
Tigre
Afro-Asiatic
54
phonemes
Mambila
Atlantic-Congo
43
phonemes