The most popular language in Africa is Arabic, while English is second and Swahili comes third. As of 2022, Nigeria accounted for around a quarter of the total languages spoken in Africa with 520.

Sumerian was a non-Semitic language which is now extinct. This tablet has writing on both sides detailing how Enlil-izu and Ahi-Sin gave a temple a number of animals to cover 4 months dues.