Home›African Language Families›Classification Status›DisputedBrowse ByDisputedFactsDisputedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Living LanguagesWell-attested2100 1DisputedFilter Results8 entriesMacro-areaAllAfroasiatic: Cushitic and Omotic (1)Bantu Languages (1)Khoisan (1)Nilo-Saharan (4)Other Niger-Congo (1)Parent Family (Classification Tree)AllAfro-Asiatic (1)Speaker Count BandAll24,600 to 795,000 (3)798,400 to 3,238,000,000 (2)RegionAllAfrica (8)Central Africa (1)East Africa (1)Southern Africa (1)The Sahel (1)West Africa (1)Reconstructed AncestorAllReconstructed (1)In GroupAllAfroasiatic: Cushitic and Omotic (1)Bantu Languages (1)Khoisan (1)Nilo-Saharan (4)Other Niger-Congo (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Adamawa-UbangiDisputedBertaDisputedEastern Sudanic languagesDisputedKhoisanDisputedKordofanianDisputedOmoticDisputedSouthern Eastern Sudanic languagesDisputedWest AtlanticDisputedSources1. Wikipedia: Languages Of AfricaWikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionThe number of languages natively spoken in Africa is variously estimated (depending on the delineation of language vs. dialect) at between 1,250 and 2,100, and by some counts at over 3,000.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.