List of extinct languages of Africa

List of extinct languages of Africa

This is a list of extinct languages of Africa, languages which have undergone language death, have no native speakers and no spoken descendant.

Angola

*KwadiThe omotik language was discovered in the early 1970s

Cameroon

*Duli
*Gey
*Nagumi
*Yeni

Chad

*Horo
*Muskum

Côte d'Ivoire

*Esuma

Democratic Republic of the Congo

*Ngbee

Egypt

*Ancient Egyptian
*Ancient Nubian
*Coptic

Eritrea

*Geez

Ethiopia

*Gafat
*Geez ("see Eritrea, above")
*Weyto

Guinea

*Baga Kaloum (see Baga languages)
*Baga Sobané

Kenya

*Elmolo
*Kore
*Omotik

Nigeria

*Ajawa
*Auyokawa
*Basa-Gumna
*Gamo-Ningi
*Kpati
*Kubi
*Mawa
*Teshenawa

outh Africa

*//Xegwi
*/Xam
*Seroa

udan

*Ancient Nubian
*Baygo
*Berti
*Birked
*Gule
*Homa
*Mittu
*Togoyo
*Torona

Tanzania

*Kw'adza

Tunisia

*Mediterranean Lingua Franca
*Punic
*Sened
*Vandalic

Uganda

*Nyang'i
*Singa


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