Key facts
- Geographic distribution
- Africa , from Nigeria eastwards and southwards
- Linguistic classification
- Niger–Congo ? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo
- Subdivisions
- Bantoid – Cross Jukunoid Kainji Plateau Yukubenic Fali Tita ? Ukaan
- Glottolog
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- Commons category
- Benue-Congo languages
- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 380000000
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Benue–Congo (sometimes called East Benue–Congo) is a major branch of the Volta–Congo languages which covers most of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Basa-Benue
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Atlantic–Congo
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Bantoid
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Tyap
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Volta–Niger
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Hyam
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Ahwai
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Lower Cross River
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Gbantu
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Upper Cross River
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Kimba
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Africa
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Nigeria
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Ghana
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Cameroon
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Ivory Coast
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Benin
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Swahili
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language family
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