atlantic languages

English - English

Definition of atlantic languages in English English dictionary

formerly West Atlantic languages Branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Atlantic comprises some 45 languages spoken by some 30 million people living mainly in Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. About half of these people speak Fula, the language of the Fulani. The languages of the Wolof of Senegal and The Gambia and the Temne of northwest Sierra Leone are spoken by more than 1 million people

Hyphenation

At·lan·tic languages

Turkish pronunciation

ıtläntîk länggwıcız

Pronunciation

/ətˈlantək ˈlaɴɢgwəʤəz/ /ətˈlæntɪk ˈlæŋɡwəʤəz/