List of extinct languages of Africa
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This is a list of extinct languages of Africa, languages which have undergone language death, have no native speakers and no spoken descendant.
There are 49 languages listed; 11 from Eastern Africa, 8 from Middle Africa, 17 from Northern Africa, 3 from Southern Africa, 10 from Western Africa.
Eastern Africa[edit]
Eritrea[edit]
Ethiopia[edit]
Kenya[edit]
Madagascar[edit]
- Vazimba (with Glottolog code, unclassifiable)
Tanzania[edit]
Uganda[edit]
Middle Africa[edit]
Angola[edit]
Cameroon[edit]
Chad[edit]
Democratic Republic of the Congo[edit]
Northern Africa[edit]
Algeria[edit]
Egypt[edit]
Spain[edit]
Sudan[edit]
Tunisia[edit]
Southern Africa[edit]
South Africa[edit]
Western Africa[edit]
Ivory Coast[edit]
Nigeria[1][edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nigerian languages going into extinction – NICO". 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-07.