Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Map 1. The Language Families of Africa -- Map 2. The Countries and Territories of Africa -- Chapter 1: The Languages of Africa -- Chapter 2: Patterns of Language Use in Africa -- Chapter 3: African Languages as a Resource -- Chapter 4: The Minority Languages of Africa -- Chapter 5: The Endangered Languages of Africa -- Chapter 6: Language Shift and Death in Africa -- Chapter 7: Language Maintenance in Africa -- Chapter 8: Language Empowerment Measures -- References -- Appendix 1: Nationally and Areally Dominant Languages of Africa, by Country -- Appendix 2: Highly Endangered and Extinct or Nearly Extinct Languages of Africa, by Country -- Appendix 3: Number of Dominant and Minority Languages of Africa, by Country -- Index