Appendex B: African Languages Reported to Have More Than 500,000 speakers (ASC)(MSU)

Appendix B

African Languages Reported to Have More Than 500,000 speakers (and not included in Appendix A)
Language	Country	Classification	Estimations
Alur	Uganda	Nilotic	500,000 W - 200,000 V - 180,000 L
Gussi	Kenya, Tanzania	Bantu	80,000 W - 500,000 A - 258,000 V
Hadiyya	Ethiopia	Cushitic	1,000,000 W - 700.000 B
Igala	Nigeria	Kwa	800,000 W - 100,000 V
Kambaata	Ethiopia	Cushitic	500,000 W - 250,000 B
Kambari	Nigeria	?	500,000 W - 67,000 V
Lugbara	Uganda	Sudanic	500,000 W - 224,000 V - 352,000 L
Ngbaka	Zaire	Bantu	500,000 W
Welamo	Ethiopia	Omotic	1,000,000 W - 9,000,000 B

A = Alexandre (1982)
B = Bender (1972)
L = Ladefoged, Glick and Cripper (1972)
V = Voegelin and Voegelin (1976)
W = WTPR (1982)

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