It depends on how an "ethnic group" is defined. But if use of a common first language is an adequate substitute: 1: About 175 million mainly North Africans speak some form of Arabic 2: About 45-52 million East Africans speak OROMO 3: About 25-30 million East Africans speak SOMALİ The remainder of Africans speak less widespread languages.
The major languages spoken by many Africans are Arabic, French, English, Swahili, Hausa, and Portuguese. Many of the North African countries are Muslim and/or Arab countries. Like Egypt, Sudan, Algeria and Somalia, Arabic is the national language. As for African-Americans and Black Hispanics speak English slang and/or Spanish. Most Africans speak indigenous languages coming from the Niger-Congo family, they are the second most diverse group from Asia.
No. Most Africans from former British colonies do speak English. However, those from the nations of former French West Africa speak French, or a dialect thereof. And many Africans still only speak their indigenous African language.
The Arabic language is spoken in many North African countries because of Islam. The Koran (the Islamic holy book) is only written in Arabic. (While there are translations of the Koran, they aren't not considered the true word of God) When Islam spread to Africa, so did did Arabic. The dialects of Arabic in North African countries are very different due to combining Arabic with Colonial languages and tribal languages. For instance, in Algeria, there is a heavy French influence on the dialect.
Bedouins speak many different dialects of Arabic. Most Bedouins in Israel speak Hebrew and Levantine Arabic.
the same reason that west asians are considered arabic, not asian.
South Africans speak in many different ways. There are 11 official languages and many other languages too. Like any country, there are different accents in different parts of it. So put all of these factors together and it is natural that there will be many ways that South Africans speak that have developed over centuries.
The definition of an Arab is someone who is a member of a group of people who speak Arabic. Therefore Arabs speak Arabic. There are many different dialects of Arabic but they are considered the same language.
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Swahili, a Bantu language spoken in East Africa, was developed as a result of trade between East Africans and Arabic speakers. Over time, Swahili incorporated many Arabic words and expressions, leading to its unique vocabulary and structure.
Arabic countries speak Arabic. like turkey azerbeijan turkmenistan they don't speak Arabic and their Muslims (: I don't know excatly the percentage.
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