Home›Other Niger-Congo Languages›Status›LivingBrowse ByLivingStatus records how vital a language currently is, from thriving to endangered or extinct. Wikipedia notes Spanish is "the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese," about as far from endangered as a language can be. This dimension separates languages still growing from those quietly disappearing.LivingComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)LivingFilter Results7 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAtlantic-Congo (6)Gbe (2)Igboid languages (1)Niger-Congo (1)Potou-Tano languages (1)Senegambian languages (2)RegionAllAfrica (7)West Africa (1)Yorubaland (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (3)430,000 to 5,500,000 (2)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (2)Official StatusAllNational Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (4)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (1)Script UsedAllLatin Script (7)Language KindAllSafe (6)TonalAllTonal (4)Word OrderAllSVO (5)Period Start YearAll1601 (1)1777 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7AkanLivingEweLivingFonLivingFulaLivingIgboLivingWolofLivingYorubaLivingComments (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.