West African (Noun)
Meaning
A group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Mande languages are a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family spoken in the west African region.
- West African languages are spoken by over 100 million people in the region.
- Akan is a west African language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
- West African languages such as Yoruba and Igbo have complex tonal systems.
- The Kwa languages are a west African branch of the Niger-Congo language family.