African Languages Master Database

A unified list of languages spoken anywhere on the African continent (more than 54 modern states, thousands of languages). We do NOT divide Africa by political borders. Area names are descriptive only (ex: “Horn of Africa”, “Sahel belt”, “Southern Africa cities”) to avoid political claims. Global/colonial/administrative languages (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic) are included because people in Africa actually use them for government, courts, education, passports, media, banking, migration, etc.

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Has writing system? All Yes No / Mostly Oral

Main Script / Font All Latin Ge’ez / Ethiopic Arabic / Ajami Tifinagh N’Ko

speakers_millions is rounded (native + sometimes second-language speakers). derived_from = linguistic family (Afroasiatic, Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, Khoisan, Indo-European, etc.). area_use is geographic description inside Africa, not a political border.

Language Name	area_use (inside Africa)	Short Bio	Written?	Speakers (Millions)	Script / Font	Derived From / Family

African Languages Master Database — Draft.

Goal: cover ALL active languages spoken on the African continent (indigenous, cross-border, imported, creole), no political borders.

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