they are mostly different dialects spoken to the different regions, there are only a few of languages spoken, Afrikaans, Dutch, English, and a little French
The diversity of languages in West Africa can be attributed to the region's long history of migration, trade, and colonization, which have all contributed to the mixing of different cultures and languages. Additionally, many indigenous ethnic groups in West Africa have their own distinct languages, leading to a rich linguistic landscape in the region.
They would have had many languages as they came from different countries and different tribes, so it would be impossible to list all the languages that they spoke.
Africa has many different countries and most of them have different official languages, so there is no one official language for Africa which is a continent made up of many different countries. Also many counties in Africa have dozens of different tribal or native languages.
There are 54 countries and and about 1.11 billion people in Africa. Many factors influence the reason there are so many languages. As in other parts of the world, different countries speak different languages. Many people came to Africa to colonise it, bringing new languages. There are many tribes in Africa, many having their own languages or dialects of languages. For these and many other reasons, many languages have developed in Africa.
Actually there are thousands of languages in Africa..some are yet to be named to man.
Africa has hundreds of languages, so it is not really possible to list the translations from all the languages.
There are 11 official languages in South Africa also they use sign language.
Africa is believed to have the most living languages as of 2011. It is estimated that there are about 1500 languages in Africa.
There are MANY languages spoken in Africa, not just one "African" language. So you would have to ask what the word is in a particular language of Africa.
Around 2500 languages r spoken in Africa
Africa has 2000 different speaking languages.
There could be as many as 3000 native languages in Africa.......