Language groups thumb|upright=1.5|Clickable map showing the traditional language families, subfamilies and major languages spoken in Africa Most languages natively spoken in Africa belong to one of the two large language families that dominate the continent: Afroasiatic, or Niger–Congo. Another hundred belong to smaller families such as Ubangian, Nilotic, Saharan, and the various families previously grouped under the umbrella term Khoisan. In addition, the languages of Africa include several unclassified languages and sign languages.
Language groups thumb|upright=1.5|Clickable map showing the traditional language families, subfamilies and major languages spoken in Africa Most languages natively spoken in Africa belong to one of the two large language families that dominate the continent: Afroasiatic, or Niger–Congo. Another hundred belong to smaller families such as Ubangian, Nilotic, Saharan, and the various families previously grouped under the umbrella term Khoisan. In addition, the languages .of Africa include several unclassified languages and sign languages.