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the lingua franca of East Africa is the modern Swahili which is being used as national language in east Africa(Kenya, Tanzania) whereby some foreign languages words aded in but the origin or the mother of this language is kingovi/old Swahili with there 12tribes which speak same but different dialogue
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∙ 12y agoThere is no one lingua franca for all of Africa, but the largest one is Swahili, which is found in East Africa.
In North Africa, Arabic is the most common language, and in the South, English is the most common language.
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What language is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa?
Kiswahili
Predominant world lingua franca?
English is the predominant world lingua franca, as it is widely used in international business, diplomacy, science, and tourism. It is often spoken as a second language by people around the world.
What is the lingua franca of India and Pakistan?
The lingua franca of India and Pakistan is Urdu/Hindi.
Use lingua franca in a sentence?
English serves as the lingua franca in many international business settings.
What was the first lingua franca?
The first lingua franca was likely Akkadian, an ancient Semitic language used in the Mesopotamian region around 2500 BCE for trade, diplomacy, and communication between different cultures. It later evolved into Aramaic which became a major lingua franca in the Near East.
Is Bantu a lingua franca?
Bantu is not a single language but rather a large group of languages spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. However, some Bantu languages, such as Swahili, have been used as a lingua franca in certain regions due to their widespread use as a trade or administrative language.
Which countries are lingua franca?
A lingua franca is a common language that is used for communication between people of different languages and cultures. Lingua Franca is not a country, nor it is it located in any specific countries.
The lingua franca or universal language spoken throughout much of East Africa is?
I would guess French.
What is the lingua franca of the world?
The current lingua franca is English, but that may be set to change in the next few years.
What is the lingua franca for India and Pakistan?
The lingua franca for India and Pakistan is Hindi/Urdu--which are functionally the same language.
Countries that have taken measures to preserve the lingua franca?
The Lingua Franca status is a descriptive term, and not a fixed status. Lingua Francas cannot be preserved. They change with the times.
What Europe's lingua franca?
Currently, Europe's lingua franca is English. However, not so long ago, the lingua franca of Eastern Europe was Russian (and sometimes German, depending on the proximity of a country to Germany as opposed to Russia).
