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Niger-Congo languages

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Niger-Congo languages Group of c.1000 languages spoken by more than 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. The main ones are Bantu (spoken in s Africa), Fulani (Guinea, Senegal, and other w African countries), Swahili (e coast), Yoruba (mainly Nigeria) and Malinke (Mali).

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