Africa is a continent and not a country. It is the second largest continent, as well as the second most populated continent. It is home to about 12% of the worlds population. Africa is also home to a lot of languages!

FACT FILE:

Countries: 54 countries

African Languages: More than 2,000 (estimated)

Language Families: Most languages spoken in Africa belong to one of four language families: Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo, and Khoisan.

Fun Fact: Several African languages are whistled to communicate over long distances.


AFRICAN LANGUAGES:

Links to the languages spoken in Africa which we have looked at:

English

French

Igbo

Portuguese

Spanish

Yoruba