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Swahili is most similar to other Bantu languages spoken in East Africa, such as Zulu, Xhosa, and Shona. It also shares some similarities with Arabic due to historical interactions between Swahili speakers and Arabic traders.
There are over a thousand languages spoken in sub-Saharan Africa, belonging to various language families including Niger-Congo, Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, and Khoisan. Some widely spoken languages in the region are Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Zulu, and Amharic.
The main languages spoken in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are Zulu, English, and Afrikaans. Other languages spoken in the region include Xhosa and Sotho.
Johannesburg
Grandfather:Zulu = umkhuluDinka =Sesotho =Swahili = babu
There are 12 official languages in South Africa, but a lot more are spoken due to people coming from all over the world. This is the same as Johannesburg, as the most populated city in the country. However the main and most common languages spoken in Johannesburg are English, Zulu & Tshwana.
"African" is not a language. It is a continent that contains 54 countries and more than 2100 completely different languages. Some estimates place the number of languages at around 3000. If you have any quesitons about African languages, you will have to specify the language. The most prominent languages spoken in Africa are: Afrikaans Amharic Arabic English French Fula Hausa Igbo Oroma Somali Swahili Yoruba Zulu
There are many languages spoken in Africa, so "patience" would be translated differently depending on the specific language. For example, in Swahili, "patience" is "uvumilivu," in Amharic it is "ማይጠፍ," and in Zulu it is "ukunyathela."
There are many languages spoken in Africa, so the greeting would vary depending on the specific language or region. Here are a few examples: "Sawubona" in Zulu, "Jambo" in Swahili, and "Dumelang" in Setswana.
In Durban, South Africa, the main languages spoken are Zulu, English, and Afrikaans. isiZulu is the most widely spoken language in Durban and is also one of the official languages of the country.
"African" is not a language. Africa is a continent that contains 54 countries and more than 2100 completely different languages. Some estimates place the number of languages at around 3000. If you have any quesitons about African languages, you will have to specify the language. The most prominent languages spoken in Africa are: Afrikaans Amharic Arabic English French Fula Hausa Igbo Oroma Somali Swahili Yoruba Zulu
English, Zulu and Afrikaans