Niger-Congo family

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language_family
gptkbp:cultural_significance important for trade
important for identity
important for oral traditions
important for communication
important for education
important for cultural heritage
important for historical studies
important for community cohesion
important for cultural exchange
important for literature
important for music
important for diaspora communities
important for anthropological studies
important for religion
important for social structure
important for linguistic diversity
important for folklore
important for globalization
important for migration patterns
important for sociolinguistics
gptkbp:has_features noun class system
gptkbp:has_subgroup gptkb:Benue-Congo_languages
gptkb:Mande_languages
gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkb:Niger-Congo_languages
gptkb:Senufo_languages
gptkb:Dogon_languages
gptkb:Kordofanian_languages
Kwa languages
Atlantic languages
Congo languages
Gur languages
Central Atlantic languages
Niger languages
Niger-Saharan languages
North Atlantic languages
Saharo-Sahelian languages
South Atlantic languages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niger-Congo family
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Mande_languages
gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkb:Atlantic-Congo_languages
Kwa languages
gptkbp:language_support over 1,500
gptkbp:largest_language_family in Africa
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:Swahili
gptkb:Yoruba
gptkb:Zulu
Shona
Igbo
gptkbp:origin West Africa
gptkbp:spoken_in gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:typological_classification agglutinative languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Niger-Congo_Languages
gptkb:Proto-Niger-Congo
gptkb:Mandé_languages
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7