The Karon language is an endangered language of Senegal and Gambia. It belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family, and is particularly closely related to the Mlomp language. This page attempts to present a list of languages by total native speakers. ... Human Language Families Most languages are known to belong to language families (families hereforth). ... Map showing the distribution of Niger-Congo languages The Niger-Congo languages are probably the largest group of the world in terms of different languages. ... The (West) Atlantic languages1 of West Africa are a subgroup of Niger-Congo language family. ... ISO 639 is one of several international standards that lists short codes for language names. ... SIL International is a non-profit, faith-based, scientific organization with the main purpose to study, develop and document lesser-known languages for the purpose of expanding linguistic knowledge, promoting world literacy and aiding minority language development. ... This list of languages is alphabetical by English name. ... An endangered language is a language with so few surviving speakers that it is in danger of falling out of use. ... The (West) Atlantic languages1 of West Africa are a subgroup of Niger-Congo language family. ... Map showing the distribution of Niger-Congo languages The Niger-Congo languages are probably the largest group of the world in terms of different languages. ...

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Karon (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=KRX)
• Bom entry in the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages (http://www.tooyoo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Redbook/Africa/AF_src.cgi?language0=Bom&language1=0&language2=0&language3=0&language4=0&language5=0)