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African language


The African languages are currently divided into the following four language families

Non-African families

The above are families indigenous to Africa. Several African languages belong to non-African families: Malagasy is an Austronesian language, and Afrikaans is Indo-European, as is the lexifier of most African creoles.

  • External link: Ethnologue.com's Africa  : More on African languages and language families.

Studying African Languages

In Europe there is a project going on building up a common curriculum in African Languages and Linguistics called EEQUALL (European Equivalences In African Languages And Linguistics). It will allow students to get credit points from different universities.

  • External link: EEQUALL (currently a bit outdated)

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