Niger-Congo
noun
Ni·ger-Con·go
ˌnī-jər-ˈkäŋ-(ˌ)gō 
: a language family that includes the Mande and Kwa branches and that is spoken by most of the indigenous peoples of west, central, and south Africa
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Other large language families include the reconstructed mother tongue called Niger-Congo, which gave rise to some 1,500 languages spoken over most of Sub-Saharan Africa, including Igbo, Yoruba, and Zulu.
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Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
The Bantu descend from many Bantu ethnic groups, primarily from the Niger-Congo region of Africa.
—Jocelyn Ruggiero, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
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Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
The Bantu descend from many Bantu ethnic groups, primarily from the Niger-Congo region of Africa.
—Jocelyn Ruggiero, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
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“Niger-Congo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Niger-Congo. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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