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.

Language Endangerment Status
Extinct (EX)
Endangered
Safe

Other categories

Related topics

UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger category
UNESCO Atlas of the World's
Languages in Danger categories

There are 49 languages listed; 11 from Eastern Africa, 8 from Middle Africa, 17 from Northern Africa, 3 from Southern Africa, 10 from Western Africa.

Eastern Africa edit

Eritrea edit

Ethiopia edit

Kenya edit

Madagascar edit

  • Vazimba (with Glottolog code, unclassifiable)

Tanzania edit

Uganda edit

Middle Africa edit

Angola edit

Cameroon edit

Chad edit

Democratic Republic of the Congo edit

Northern Africa edit

Algeria edit

Egypt edit

Spain edit

Sudan edit

Tunisia edit

Southern Africa edit

South Africa edit

Western Africa edit

Ivory Coast edit

Nigeria[1] edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Nigerian languages going into extinction – NICO". 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-07.