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− | [[File:Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg|thumb|right|350px|alt=Ethnic groups in Africa|1996 map of the major ethnolinguistic groups of Africa, by the [[Library of Congress]] Geography and Map Division (substantially based on G.P. Murdock, ''Africa, its peoples and their cultural history'', 1959). | + | [[File:Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg|thumb|right|350px|alt=Ethnic groups in Africa|1996 map of the major ethnolinguistic groups of Africa, by the [[Library of Congress]] Geography and Map Division (substantially based on G.P. Murdock, ''Africa, its peoples and their cultural history'', 1959). Colour-coded are 15 major ethnolinguistic super-groups, as follows:<br/> |
− | '''[[ | + | '''[[Afroasiatic]]'''<br/> |
− | {{legend0|#f1f4a5| [[Hamitic]] ([[Berber_languages|Berber]], [[Cushitic languages|Cushitic]]) + [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] ([[Ethiopian Semitic languages|Ethiopian]], [[Varieties of Arabic|Arabic]])}}<br/> | + | {{legend0|#f1f4a5|[[Hamitic]] ([[Berber_languages|Berber]], [[Cushitic languages|Cushitic]]) + [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] ([[Ethiopian Semitic languages|Ethiopian]], [[Varieties of Arabic|Arabic]])}}<br/> |
{{legend0|#edeb5a|[[Hausa people|Hausa]] ([[Chadic languages|Chadic]])}}<br/> | {{legend0|#edeb5a|[[Hausa people|Hausa]] ([[Chadic languages|Chadic]])}}<br/> | ||
− | '''[[ | + | '''[[Niger–Congo]]'''<br/> |
− | {{legend0|#a9c356|[[Bantu peoples|Bantu]]}} <br/> | + | {{legend0|#a9c356|[[Bantu peoples|Bantu]]}}<br/> |
− | {{legend0|#a7be32|"Guinean" | + | {{legend0|#a7be32|"Guinean" ([[Volta–Niger languages|Volta-Niger]], [[Kwa languages|Kwa]], [[Kru languages|Kru]])}}<br/> |
− | {{legend0|#446c23|"Western [[Bantoid]]" ([[ | + | {{legend0|#446c23|"Western [[Bantoid]]" ([[Atlantic languages|Atlantic]])}}<br/> |
− | {{legend0|#4e3644|"Central [[Bantoid]]" ([[Gur languages|Gur]])}}<br/> | + | {{legend0|#4e3644|"Central [[Bantoid]]" ([[Gur languages|Gur]], [[Senufo people|Senufo]])}}<br/> |
{{legend0|#dc6465|"Eastern [[Bantoid]]" ([[Southern Bantoid languages|Southern Bantoid]])}}<br/> | {{legend0|#dc6465|"Eastern [[Bantoid]]" ([[Southern Bantoid languages|Southern Bantoid]])}}<br/> | ||
{{legend0|#e1969a|[[Mandé peoples|Mande]]}}<br/> | {{legend0|#e1969a|[[Mandé peoples|Mande]]}}<br/> | ||
− | '''[[ | + | '''[[Nilo-Saharan]]''' (unity debated)<br/> |
{{legend0|#6f3333|[[Nilotes|Nilotic]]}}<br/> | {{legend0|#6f3333|[[Nilotes|Nilotic]]}}<br/> | ||
− | {{legend0|#e09047|[[Central Sudanic]] | + | {{legend0|#e09047|[[Central Sudanic]], [[Eastern Sudanic|Eastern Sudanic (besides Nilotic)]]}}<br/> |
{{legend0|#7d5e25|[[Kanuri people|Kanuri]]}}<br/> | {{legend0|#7d5e25|[[Kanuri people|Kanuri]]}}<br/> | ||
{{legend0|#d35723|[[Songhai people|Songhai]]}}<br/> | {{legend0|#d35723|[[Songhai people|Songhai]]}}<br/> | ||
'''other'''<br/> | '''other'''<br/> | ||
− | {{legend0|#d56a24|[[Khoi-San]] (unity doubtful; [[Khoikhoi]], [[San people|San]], [[Sandawe people|Sandawe]] | + | {{legend0|#d56a24|[[Khoi-San]] (unity doubtful; [[Khoikhoi]], [[San people|San]], [[Sandawe people|Sandawe]] + [[Hadza people|Hadza]])}}<br/> |
{{legend0|#be9cbd|[[Malayo-Polynesian languages|Malayo-Polynesian]] ([[Malagasy people|Malagasy]])}}<br/> | {{legend0|#be9cbd|[[Malayo-Polynesian languages|Malayo-Polynesian]] ([[Malagasy people|Malagasy]])}}<br/> | ||
{{legend0|#86401e|[[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] ([[Afrikaaner]])}}<br> | {{legend0|#86401e|[[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] ([[Afrikaaner]])}}<br> | ||
]] | ]] | ||
<noinclude>[[Category:Africa language templates]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:Africa language templates]]</noinclude> |
Revision as of 23:20, 25 June 2017

1996 map of the major ethnolinguistic groups of Africa, by the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division (substantially based on G.P. Murdock, Africa, its peoples and their cultural history, 1959). Colour-coded are 15 major ethnolinguistic super-groups, as follows:
Afroasiatic
Hamitic (Berber, Cushitic) + Semitic (Ethiopian, Arabic)
Hausa (Chadic)
Niger–Congo
Bantu
"Guinean" (Volta-Niger, Kwa, Kru)
"Western Bantoid" (Atlantic)
"Central Bantoid" (Gur, Senufo)
"Eastern Bantoid" (Southern Bantoid)
Mande
Nilo-Saharan (unity debated)
Nilotic
Central Sudanic, Eastern Sudanic (besides Nilotic)
Kanuri
Songhai
other
Khoi-San (unity doubtful; Khoikhoi, San, Sandawe + Hadza)
Malayo-Polynesian (Malagasy)
Indo-European (Afrikaaner)
Afroasiatic
Hamitic (Berber, Cushitic) + Semitic (Ethiopian, Arabic)
Hausa (Chadic)
Niger–Congo
Bantu
"Guinean" (Volta-Niger, Kwa, Kru)
"Western Bantoid" (Atlantic)
"Central Bantoid" (Gur, Senufo)
"Eastern Bantoid" (Southern Bantoid)
Mande
Nilo-Saharan (unity debated)
Nilotic
Central Sudanic, Eastern Sudanic (besides Nilotic)
Kanuri
Songhai
other
Khoi-San (unity doubtful; Khoikhoi, San, Sandawe + Hadza)
Malayo-Polynesian (Malagasy)
Indo-European (Afrikaaner)