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It is estimated that throughout the African continent, there are 1500 languages spoken. This list contains just fifteen official languages.
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Shona is the official language of Zimbabwe, spoken by approximately 80 percent of the population. This language is also spoken in Botswana, Mozambique, and Zambia. Shona, a member of the Bantu ...

Domain: Language; Category: World languages

Tsonga is an official Bantu language of South Africa, spoken by approximately 3 million people. This language is native to a group of people often known as the Shangaan. Typically, Shangaan live in ...

Domain: Language; Category: World languages

Ndebele is one of eleven officially recognized languages of South Africa. It is a Southeastern Bantu language, spoken by approximately 2 million people. Interestingly enough, the amaNdebele people ...

Domain: Language; Category: World languages

Swahili is an official language in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is also spoken in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mayotte, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Somalia, and South Africa. Throughout ...

Domain: Language; Category: World languages

Sesotho is an official language in Lesotho and South Africa. In South Africa, there are approximately 4 million speakers of this language. Sesotho is Bantu in origin, and a member of the Sotho-Tswana ...

Domain: Language; Category: World languages

Kinyarwanda is the official language of Rwanda. It is also spoken in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda, where it is known as Fumbira. In Rwanda, it is spoken by approximately 7 ...

Domain: Language; Category: World languages

Chichewa and English are the official languages of Malawi. Chichewa is a Bantu language spoken by approximately 8 million people in Malawi as well as in Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Chichewa is ...

Domain: Language; Category: World languages

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