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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Africa's linguistic diversity is largely due to the long-term isolation of various cultural groups, which allowed distinct languages to develop independently over thousands of years.

The Large Number of Individual Languages Documented in Africa Has