Home›Other Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan and Khoisan Languages›RegionBrowse ByRegionRegion names the place where a language first took shape. Wikipedia notes that Spanish "originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain," long before it spread across the Americas. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own home-grown languages.RegionComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)RegionFilter Results12 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAfro-Asiatic (4)Berber languages (4)Cushitic (4)Khoisan (1)Macro-Somali languages (1)Nilo-Saharan (1)Nilotic (2)Oromoid languages (3)Speaker Count BandAll0 to 400,000 (1)16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (4)430,000 to 5,500,000 (4)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (2)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (2)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (5)No Official Status (2)Official Language (2)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (1)StatusAllExtinct (2)Liturgical / Learned Use Only (1)Living (11)Script UsedAllArabic Script (6)Coptic Alphabet (1)Egyptian Hieroglyphs (2)Latin Script (10)Libyco-Berber Alphabet (2)Tifinagh (6)Language KindAllExtinct (2)Safe (8)Vulnerable (1)TonalAllTonal (3)Word OrderAllOther (3)SOV (1)SVO (2)VSO (4)Period Start YearAll-3200 (2)300 (1)1201 (1)1601 (2)Area (sq km)All580,367 (1)637,657 (1)644,329 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,241,238 (1)1,267,000 (1)1,759,541 (1)2,381,741 (1)6,142,700 (1)7,862,221 (1)30,370,000 (1)Country CountAll54 (1)Government TypeAllRepublic (6)Highest Elevation (m)All5895 (1)Income GroupAllLow (5)Lower-Middle (1)Upper-Middle (2)Independence or Founding YearAll1951 (1)1960 (3)1962 (1)1963 (1)1995 (1)2011 (1)LandlockedAllNo (4)Yes (4)PopulationAll7,361,263 (1)12,703,714 (1)19,655,000 (1)24,745,000 (1)28,814,878 (1)47,400,000 (1)54,200,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)270,500,000 (1)468,200,000 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12AfricaRegion7 entriesAlgeriaRegion1 entryEthiopiaRegion2 entriesKenyaRegion1 entryLibyaRegion1 entryMaliRegion1 entryNigerRegion1 entryNile ValleyRegion1 entryNorth AfricaRegion1 entrySomaliaRegion1 entrySouth SudanRegion2 entriesWest AfricaRegion1 entryComments (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.