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Niger-Kordofanian

The Niger-Kordofanian family of languages was recognized by linguists who saw the relationship between the Niger-Congo branch and Kordofanian. Almost all the languages in this family, which covers the lion's share of "Black" Africa, fall into the Niger-Congo branch. The Niger-Congo branch is divided into the Western Sudanic, Benue-Congo, and Adamawa-Eastern sub-branches. The Western Sudanic sub-branch is further divided into the Mande, West Atlantic, Gur (or Voltaic), and Kwa sub-branches; these include such languages as Malinke, Ful, Wolof, Dagomba, Ewe, Igbo, and Yoruba -- plus many more. The Benue-Congo sub-branch has the many, many Bantu languages (including Kongo, Swahili, Swazi, and Zulu), as well as Efik, Ibibio, and Tiv. The Adamawa-Eastern languages are less well known; one is Ubangi.

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