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Africa’s Hidden Tongues: Breakthrough Discovery of Forgotten African Languages For centuries, the rich linguistic tapestry of Africa has remained larger and more complex than widely recognized. Now, a groundbreaking discovery of previously unrecorded African languages is reshaping our understanding of the continent’s cultural and linguistic heritage. Researchers and linguists have recently uncovered forgotten tongues spoken by isolated communities, shedding light on linguistic diversity that has been lost—or overlooked—for generations. ### The Revelation: Unearthing Africa’s Silent Voices In a landmark linguistic breakthrough, a multidisciplinary team of anthropologists and language experts documented a band of endangered African languages deep in remote regions, including the Congo Basin, the Horn of Africa, and parts of East and Southern Africa. These languages had escaped formal recognition due to limited accessibility, diminishing speaker populations, and historical neglect by mainstream linguistic studies.