The Atlantic–Congo languages are a major division constituting the core of the Niger–Congo language family of Africa, characterised by the noun class systems typical of the family. They comprise all of Niger–Congo except Mande, Dogon, Ijoid and the Katla and Rashad languages (previously classified as Kordofanian). Mukarovsky's West-Nigritic corresponded roughly to modern Atlantic–Congo. 

In the infobox at the right, the languages which appear to be the most divergent (Senufo, Kru) are placed at the top, whereas those closer to the core (the similar "Benue–Kwa" branches of Kwa, Volta–Niger and Benue–Congo) are near the bottom. The erstwhile Atlantic branch has been broken up into Senegambian, Bak, Mel, Gola and Limba, which are left next to each other merely because there is no published evidence to move them; Volta–Congo (Savannas through Benue–Congo) is intact apart from Kru and Senufo. If Kwa or Savannas prove to be invalid, the tree will be even more crowded. 

There are a few poorly attested languages, such as Bayot and Bung, which may prove to be additional branches. 

"Glottolog" (2013) does not accept that the Kordofanian branches (Lafofa, Talodi and Heiban) or the difficult-to-classify Laal language have been demonstrated to be Atlantic–Congo languages. It otherwise accepts the family, but not its inclusion within a broader Niger–Congo. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. which languages come from the Kordofanian branches?
2. What do the Kordofanian branches contain?
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Q2:
1. Who believes that Lafofa, Talodi and Heiban aren't Atlantic-Congo in origin?
2. Who disagrees that Lafofa, Talodi and Heiban have Atlantic-Congo roots?
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Q3:
1. When did Glottolog state their disagreement regarding Lafofa, Talodi and Heiban?
2. When did Glottolog voice opposition to beliefs about Lafofa, Talodi and Heiban?
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Q4:
1. What contains the Atlantic-Congo languages?
2. What do the Atlantic-Congo language belong to?
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Q5:
1. What is indicative that something is an Atlantic-Congo language?
2. What are the Atlantic-Congo languages defined by?
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Q6:
1. What's a language that doesn't belong to the Atlantic-Congo family?
2. What's a language that the Atlantic-Congo family does not contain?
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Q7:
1. What's a language that doesn't belong to the Atlantic-Congo family, besides Mande?
2. What's a language that the Atlantic-Congo family does not contain, in addition to Mande?
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Q8:
1. What's a language that doesn't belong to the Atlantic-Congo family, besides Mande and Dogon?
2. What's a language that the Atlantic-Congo family does not contain, in addition to Mande and Dogon?
3. 
Q9:
1. What got put in the basket of being Kordofanian?
2. What was classified as a part of the Kordofanian branch?
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Q10:
1. Which languages are the least similar?
2. What are the languages with the highest amount of divergence?
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Q11:
1. What are the sub-groups of the Atlantic branch of languages?
2. What are the three smaller ways of classifying the Atlantic Branch?
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Q12:
1. Is there a lot of research on Gola and Limba?
2. Have researchers spent much time studying Gola and Limba?
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