Language, family, number of speakers (Eberhard et al., 2020), and regions in Africa.
| Language . | Family . | Speakers . | Region . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | Afro-Asiatic-Ethio-Semitic | 33M | East |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic-Chadic | 63M | West |
| Igbo | Niger-Congo-Volta-Niger | 27M | West |
| Kinyarwanda | Niger-Congo-Bantu | 12M | East |
| Luganda | Niger-Congo-Bantu | 7M | East |
| Luo | Nilo Saharan | 4M | East |
| Nigerian-Pidgin | English Creole | 75M | West |
| Swahili | Niger-Congo-Bantu | 98M | Central & East |
| Wolof | Niger-Congo-Senegambia | 5M | West & NW |
| Yorùbá | Niger-Congo-Volta-Niger | 42M | West |
| Language . | Family . | Speakers . | Region . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | Afro-Asiatic-Ethio-Semitic | 33M | East |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic-Chadic | 63M | West |
| Igbo | Niger-Congo-Volta-Niger | 27M | West |
| Kinyarwanda | Niger-Congo-Bantu | 12M | East |
| Luganda | Niger-Congo-Bantu | 7M | East |
| Luo | Nilo Saharan | 4M | East |
| Nigerian-Pidgin | English Creole | 75M | West |
| Swahili | Niger-Congo-Bantu | 98M | Central & East |
| Wolof | Niger-Congo-Senegambia | 5M | West & NW |
| Yorùbá | Niger-Congo-Volta-Niger | 42M | West |