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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 ...
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
In 1980, other regional languages were granted official status in the regions where they are the language of the majority. [22] This policy was codified in the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan , which established Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashayi, Nuristani, and Pamiri as official languages in areas where they are spoken by a majority of the ...
Bangladesh: Standard Bengali is the official and most widely spoken language. However, there are many local languages (some of which are considered Bengali dialects) spoken in different regions of Bangladesh, as well as minority languages like Chakma and Urdu. Speakers of these languages are often bilingual in their local language and Standard ...
^ The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran recognizes the Arabic language as the language of Islam, giving it a formal status as the language of religion, and regulates its spreading within the Iranian national curriculum. The constitution declares in Chapter II: (The Official Language, Script, Calendar, and Flag of the Country) in ...
Niger–Congo languages and Nilo-Saharan languages are spoken in most of Sub-Saharan Africa. Nilo-Saharan occupies a smaller area but is highly diverse, and may be related as a parent or sibling of Niger–Congo. Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken in North Africa, the Horn of Africa, as well as parts of the Sahel.
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
This file was derived from: Map of Languages (in Districts) in Afghanistan.jpg by Le Behnam who gave the following references Based on ethnic data from AIMS and this map from the National Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (Warsaw: Geokart Organization for Surveying and Cartography, 1985, ISBN 83-00-02327-5), p. 29