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Moïse B. Selph

Umuzi · Dataset

African languages observatory

Each language is documented across five axes: vitality, reach, crossroads, written heritage, modern presence. No data is extrapolated. Every line carries its source.

  • 10 languages
  • 29 countries and territories
  • 5 dates
  • Revised

Download  Language register

Revised Licence CC BY 4.0

10 languages documented

Language register of the Umuzi observatory

  1. Nigro-congolaisLatin, Arabe

    Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, DR Congo, Burundi, Mozambique, Somalia, Madagascar

    Kenya: langue officielle (2010)

  2. Afro-asiatiqueGe'ez (fidèle)

    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia: langue officielle de travail (1955)

  3. Afro-asiatiqueLatin, Arabe (ajami)

    Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Cameroon, Chad, Benin

    Nigeria: langue officielle (1979)

  4. Nigro-congolaisLatin

    Nigeria, Benin, Togo

    Nigeria: langue officielle (1979)

  5. Nigro-congolaisLatin

    DR Congo, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic

    DR Congo: langue nationale (1966)

  6. Nigro-congolaisLatin, Kikongo ya leta

    DR Congo, Congo, Angola, Gabon

    Congo: langue nationale

  7. Nigro-congolaisLatin, N'Ko, Arabe (ajami)

    Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire

    Mali: langue nationale (1992)

  8. Afro-asiatiqueLatin, Tifinagh, Arabe

    Algeria, France

    Algeria: langue nationale (2016)

  9. Nigro-congolaisLatin, Arabe

    Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar

    Comoros: langue nationale (1992)

  10. Nigro-congolaisLatin

    Congo

Method

How to read the observatory.

The five axes.
Vitality: number of speakers, dynamics, transmission. Reach: institutions, media, diplomacy. Crossroads: vehicular and trade role. Written heritage: antiquity of script, historical corpus. Modern presence: Wikipedia, automated translation, TTS/ASR, open corpora.
Where the data comes from.
From Umuzi episodes, their preparation dossiers, and primary sources cited line by line. Nothing is taken from a directory without verification.
Corrections.
A language that challenges a line or brings new information writes to moise@moisebselph.com. The correction is added, dated, and the original line remains visible. We don't erase, we layer.
Licence.
Public data under CC BY 4.0 licence. JSON and CSV exports for each dataset.

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