Home›Other Niger-Congo 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 Results3 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAtlantic-Congo (2)Gbe (2)Igboid languages (1)Niger-Congo (2)Potou-Tano languages (1)Senegambian languages (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (2)430,000 to 5,500,000 (2)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (1)Official StatusAllNational Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (2)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (2)StatusAllLiving (3)Script UsedAllLatin Script (3)Language KindAllSafe (3)TonalAllTonal (3)Word OrderAllSVO (3)Period Start YearAll1601 (2)1777 (1)Area (sq km)All181,300 (1)6,142,700 (1)30,370,000 (1)Country CountAll54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5895 (1)PopulationAll55,000,000 (1)468,200,000 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3AfricaRegion7 entriesWest AfricaRegion1 entryYorubalandRegion1 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.