Niger-Congo Languages

The Niger-Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. They may constitute the world's largest language family in terms of distinct languages, although this question is complicated by ambiguity in what is a distinct language. Almost all of the most widely spoken indigenous languages of Subsaharan Africa belong to this group. A common property of many Niger-Congo languages is the use of a noun class system.

Atlantic-Congo (1418)

Atlantic (64)

Atlantic

Ijoid (10)

Defaka	Defaka
Ijo	Kalabari, Kirike, Southeast Ijo, Nkoroo, Ibani, Biseni, Okodia, Oruma, Izon

Volta-Congo (1344)

	Benue-Congo
Dogon	Bangeri Me Dogon, Dogul Dom Dogon, Bondum Dom Dogon, Donno So Dogon, Jamsay Dogon, Kolum So Dogon, Tene Kan Dogon, Tomo Kan Dogon, Toro So Dogon
	Kru
	Kwa
	North

Kordofanian (24)

Heiban (10)

Eastern	Ko, Warnang
West-Central	- Central: Heiban, Laro, Logol, Otoro, Koalib, - Shirumba: Shwai, - Western: Moro, Tira.

Katla (2)

Katla, Tima

Rashad (3)

Tegali, Tagoi, Tingal

Talodi (9)

Talodi Proper	- Jomang: Talodi, - Nding: Nding, - Ngile-Dengebu: Dagik, Ngile, - Tocho: Acheron, Lumun, Tocho, Torona
Tegem	Lafofa

Mande (71)

Eastern (18)

Eastern	- Bissa: Bissa, - Busa: Boko, Bokobaru, Busa, Kyenga, Shanga, - Samo: Matya Samo, Maya Samo, Southern Samo.
Southeastern	- Guro-Tura: Guro, Yaour�, Mann, Dan, Toura, - Nwa-Ben: Gagu, Beng, Mwan, Wan

Western (53)

- Central-Southwestern (41)

Central

- Manding-Jogo,

- Susu-Yalunka: Susu, Yalunka.

Southwestern

- Kpelle: Guinea Kpelle, Kono, Liberia Kpelle,
- Mende-Loma: Loma, Toma, Bandi, Loko, Mende

- Northwestern (12)

Samogo	Bankagooma, Duungooma, Dz��ngoo, Jowulu, Seeku
Soninke-Bobo	- Bobo: Northern Bobo Madar�, Southern Bobo Madar�, - Soninke-Boso: Ti�ma Ci�w� Bozo, Ti�yaxo Bozo, Hainyaxo Bozo, Jenaama Bozo, Soninke

Unclassified (1)

Mbre

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