List of extinct languages of Africa
- Extinct (EX)
- (lists)
- Critically Endangered (CR)
- Severely Endangered (SE)
- Definitely Endangered (DE)
- Vulnerable (VU)
- (list)
- (list)
- (list)
- (list)
- Safe (NE)
- (lists)
Other categories
- Revived (RE)
- Constructed (CL)
Related topics
- Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
- Endangered Languages Project
- Ethnologue
- Unclassified language
- List of languages by total number of speakers
UNESCO Atlas of the World's
Languages in Danger categories
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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 57 languages listed; 13 from Eastern Africa, 11 from Middle Africa, 20 from Northern Africa, 3 from Southern Africa, 10 from Western Africa.
Eastern Africa
Eritrea
- Geez
- Italian Eritrean
- Sabaic
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
- Vazimba (with Glottolog code, unclassifiable)
Tanzania
Uganda
Middle Africa
Angola
Cameroon
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Spain
Sudan
Tunisia
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Africa
Ivory Coast
Nigeria[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Nigerian languages going into extinction – NICO". 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
