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Three African countries have a substantial percentage of their population speak a creole language. Guinea-Bisseau Creole is based on Portuguese, and Liberia and Sierra Leone have English-based creole languages.

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Recent studies show that there is an estimated 2000 languages spoken in Africa today.

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Yes, there are dozens of different creoles spoken all over Africa.

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There are 54 African countries.

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