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Ruby A. Bell-Gam
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Subjects: Africa, Global & International Studies
Distribution of Vernacular and General Collection among Key African Languages in UCLA Libraries
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| Language and its alternate name(s) | Codes | Classification | Countries spoken and number of speakers | Number of institutions in the US that have taught the language C=University/college S=Summer SA=Study abroad program P=Primary/local schools DE=Distance Educ.. |
Enrollment numbers in US Institutions of Higher Education (2006) | Number of materials based on search strategies and collection analysis tools (as of September 2007) | |||
| Vernacular materials (click for lists) | General materials from | Publication Year Range | |||||||
| UCLA Library Catalogue A: by Keyword B: by Keyword+’language’ C: by Title D: by Title+’language’ |
LIT Data Mart (click for tables) | ||||||||
| Afrikaans | MARC-LC: afr ISO 639-3:afr |
Family: Indo-European Group: Germanic Subgroup: West Germanic |
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana (5,965,879) | C: 10 SA: 1 |
25 | 3995 | A: 2144 B: 312 C: 239 D: 7 |
4616 | 1878-2007 |
| Amharic (Amhara, Abyssinian, Ethiopian) | MARC-LC: amh ISO 639-3:amh |
Family: Afro-Asiatic Group: Semitic Sub-Groups: Central Semitic → Ethio-Semitic |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt (21,000,000) | C: 13 S: 2 SA: 1 |
16 (UCLA: 6) |
902 | A: 742 (Amhara: 35; Amharic OR Amhara: 776) B: 167 C: 143 D: 10 |
1032 | 1698-2006 |
| Bambara (Bamanakan) | MARC-LC: bam ISO 639-3: bam |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Mande Sub-Groups: Western Mande→Central-Southwestern Mande |
Mali, Burkina-Faso, Cote d’lvoire, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal (2,786,385) | C: 9 S: 1 SA: 1 |
46 | 55 | A: 222 (Bamanankan:: 12; Bambara OR Bamanankan: 222) B: 81 (Bamanankan: 10); Bambara or (Bamanankan: 81) C: 90 (Bamanankan:: 12; Bambara OR Bamanankan: 99) D: 0 (Bamanankan: 1; Bambara OR Bamanankan: 1) |
58 | 1825-2006 |
| Berber (Tamazight) | MARC-LC: ber ISO 639-3:tzm |
Family: Afro-Asiatic Group: Berber Sub-Groups: Northern Berber→Atlas |
Morocco, Algeria (3,500,000) | C: 1 SA: 1 |
- | 18 | A: 279 (Tamazight: 44; Berber OR Tamazight:: 312 ) B: 56 (Tamazight : 28; Berber OR Tamazight:: 77) C: 52 (Tamazight 17; Berber OR Tamazight:: 40) D: 1 (Tamazight:: 0; Berber OR Tamazight::1) |
19 | 1844-2007 |
| Ewe (Gbe) | MARC-LC: ewe ISO 639-3:ewe |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Subgroups: Volta-Congo→Kwa→Left Bank Kwa |
Ghana, Togo (3,112,400) | C: 1 | - | 51 | A: 282 (Gbe: 37; Ewe OR Gbe: 306) B: 81 (Gbe:10; Ewe OR Gbe language: 82) C: 149 (Gbe: 23; Ewe OR Gbe: 169 ) D: 10 (Gbe: 1; Ewe OR Gbe: 10) |
35 | 1890-2005 |
| Fulani (Fulfulde, Fula, Fulbe, Peul, Peulh, Pulaar) | MARC-LC: ful ISO 639-3:fuq |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Sub-Groups: Northern West Atlantic→Senegambia→Fula-Wolof |
Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal , Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Cameroon, Gambia, Benin (15,000,000) | C: 3 | 0 | 69 | A: 147 (Fula: 343; Pulaar:24; Fulfulde:44; Fulbe:53; Peul:88; Peulh:3; Fulani OR Fula: 437; Fulani OR Fula OR Fulbe: 452; Fulani OR Fula OR Fulfulde: 445) B: 16 (Fula:124; Pulaar:6; Fulfulde:31; Fulbe:7; Peul:24; Peulh:1; Fulani OR Fula: 131; Fulani OR Fula OR Fulbe: 133; Fulani OR Fula OR Fulfulde: 132 ) C:64 (Fula:21; Pulaar:21; Fulfulde:38; Fulbe:43; Peul: 70; Peulh: 2) D: 1 ((Fula:0; Pulaar:0; Fulfulde:3; Fulbe:1; Peul: 0; Peulh: 0) |
57 | 1841-2006 |
| Hausa (Hausawa, Haoussa) | MARC-LC: hau ISO 639-3:hau |
Family: Afro-Asiatic Group: Chadic Sub-Group: West Chadic |
Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Togo (24,162,000) | C: 15 SA: 1 DE: 1 |
54 | 879 | A: 1285 (Hausawa:6; Haoussa: 22; Hausa OR Hausawa: 1286; Hausa OR Hausawa OR Haoussa: 1295) B: 896 (Hausawa: 3; Haoussa: 9; Hausa OR Hausawa: 896; Hausa OR Hausawa Haoussa: 897) C: 375 (Hausawa: 6; Haoussa: 20) D: 29 (Hausawa: 0; Haoussa: 1) |
995 | 1876-2007 |
| Igbo (Ibo) | MARC-LC: ibo ISO 639-3:ibo |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Sub-Groups: Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo→West Benue-Congo→Igboid |
Nigeria (18,000,000) | C: 5 | 2 | 125 | A: 751 B: 210 (Ibo: 29) C: 383 (Ibo: 70) D: 19 (Ibo: 2) |
114 | 1900-2007 |
| Lingala (Ngala) | MARC-LC: lin ISO 639-3:lin |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Sub-Groups: Volta Congo→Benue-Congo→East Benue-Congo→Bantu |
Congo DR, Central African Rep, Congo (2,139,202) | C: 5 S: 1 |
58 | 9 | A: 68 B: 47 C: 54 D: 0 |
5 | 1900-2005 |
| Malagasy (Malgache) | MARC-LC: mlg ISO 639-2: mlg |
Family: Austronesian Group: Malayo-Polynesian Sub-Groups: Western Malayo-Polynesian→Borneo→Barito East |
Madagascar, Comoro Is., Reunion (9,398,700) | C: 3 | - | 105 | A: 512 (Malgache: 377; Malagasy OR Malgache: 783) B: 110 (Malgache:46; Malagasy OR Malgache: 114) C: 121 (Malgache: 296) D: 4 |
135 | 1729-2007 |
| Mende | MARC-LC: men ISO 639-3:men |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Mande Sub-Groups: Western Mande→Southwestern Mande |
Sierra-Leone, Liberia (1,480,000) | C: 2 | - | 8 | A: 180 B: 21 C: 51 D: 4 |
6 | 1900-2003 |
| Oromo (Afaan Oromo, Oromoo, Borana) | MARC-LC: orm ISO 639-3:gaz |
Family: Afro-Asiatic Group: Cushitic Sub-Group: East Cushitic |
Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya (8,920,000) | C: 1 | 0 | 16 | A: 122 (Afaan: 8) B: 41 (Afaan: 6) C: 51 (Afaan: 7) D: 8 (Afaan: 0) |
23 | 1844-2006 |
| Shona (Chishona) | MARC-LC: sna ISO 639-3:sna |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Sub-Groups: Volta-Congo→Benue-Congo→East-Benue→Bantu |
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia (10,704,222) | C: 10 SA: 1 DE: 1 |
0 | 23 | A: 445 (Chishona: 3) B: 211 C: 161 D: 4 |
316 | 1928-2007 |
| Somali | MARC-LC: som ISO 639-3:som |
Family: Afro-Asiatic Group: Cushitic Sub-Group: East Cushitic |
Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya (12,653,480) | C: 3 SA: 1 |
4 | 43 | A: 376 B: 64 C: 228 D: 13 |
51 | 1900-2007 |
| Swahili (Kiswahili) | MARC-LC: swa ISO 639-3:swh |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Sub-Groups: Volta-Congo→Benue-Congo→East-Benue→Bantu |
Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Somalia, Mozambique, Congo DR, Zambia (50,000,000) | C: 119 S: 3 SA: 9 P: 1 DE: 2 |
2,163 (UCLA: 89) | 1100 | A: 1265 (Kiswahili: 222; Swahili OR Kiswahili: 1306) B: 759 (Kiswahili: 154; Swahili OR Kiswahili: 762) C: 391 (Kiswahili: 164) D: 38 (Kiswahili: 10) |
904 | 1850-2007 |
| Tigrinya (Tigrigna; Tigray) | MARC-LC: tir ISO 639-3:tir |
Family: Afro-Asiatic Group: Semitic Sub-Groups: Central Semitic→Ethio-Semitic |
Ethiopia, Eritrea (5,135,000) | C: 2 | - | 62 | A: 110 (Tigray: 42; Tigrinya or Tigray: 144) B: 50 (Tigray: 4; Tigrinya OR Tigray: 50) C: 11 D: 1 |
48 | 1895-2005 |
| Twi (Akan, Asante, Fante) | MARC-LC: twi ISO 639-3:aka |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Subgroups: Volta-Congo →Kwa→Potou-Tano→Akan |
Ghana, (8,300,000) | C: 21 SA: 1 DE: 1 |
36 (UCLA: 3) | 71 | A: 146 (Akan: 277; Asante: 204; Fante: 96; Twi OR Akan OR Asante: 584; Twi OR Akan OR Fante: 491) B: 90 (Akan: 43; Asante: 25; Fante: 15; Twi OR Akan OR Asante: 132; Twi OR Akan OR Fante: 130) C: 62 (Akan: 167; Asante: 78; Fante: 36) D: 9 ((Akan: 4; Asante: 4, Fante: 6) |
77 | 1854-2007 |
| Wolof | MARC-LC: wol ISO 639-3:wol |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Sub-Groups: Atlantic→Northern West Atlantic→Senegambian→Fula-Wolof |
Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania (3,612,560) | C: 20 S: 1 SA: 1 |
122 | 48 | A: 214 B: 109 C: 119 D: 4 |
43 | 1825-2007 |
| Xhosa (IsiKhosa) | MARC-LC: xho ISO 639-3:xho |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Subgroups: Volta-Congo→Benue-Congo→East Benue-Congo→Bantu |
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho (7,196,118) | C: 11 SA: 3 DE: 3 |
4 | 230 | A: 374 B: 184 C: 128 D: 1 |
252 | 1850-2007 |
| Yoruba | MARC-LC: yor ISO 639-3:yor |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Sub-Groups: Volta-Congo→Benue-Congo→West Benue-Congo→Yoruboid |
Nigeria, Benin, Togo (19,327,000.) | C: 34 S: 1 SA: 2 P: 1 |
265 (UCLA: 6) | 444 | A: 1283 B: 465 C: 600 D: 42 |
431 | 1852-2007 |
| Zulu (IsiZulu) | MARC-LC: zul ISO 639-3: zul |
Family: Niger-Congo Group: Atlantic-Congo Subgroups: Volta-Congo→Benue-Congo→East Benue-Congo→Bantu |
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland (9,142,000.) | C: 19 S: 2 SA: 4 DE: 2 |
132 | 226 | A: 852 B: 281 C: 365 D: 15 |
283 | 1847-2007 |
| All | - | Afro-Asiatic: 6 Austronesian: 1 Indo-European: 1 Niger-Congo: 13 |
241,534,946 [Estimated population (2007): Africa: 945.3m Sub-Saharan Africa: 747.6m] | C: 307 S: 11 SA: 27 DE: 10 P: 2 |
2927 | 8479 | 4,230-12,213 | 9642 | 1698-2007 |
Sources: Ethnoloque; Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA); United Nations Population Fund; MARC Code List for Languages, Library of Congress; UCLA Library Catalog; UCLA Library DataMart (Discovery); Modern Language Association Report