The Large Number of Individual Languages Documented in Africa Has

question 119

Multiple Choice

The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from

• A) thousands of years of isolation between cultural groups.
• B) repeated invasions by outsiders.
• C) introduction of many different languages by the colonial powers.
• D) frequent migration by the different tribal groups.
• E) colonial administration of native lands.

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