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the language of East Africa is swahili.
Swahili
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe language that East Africans in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda speak commonly is Swahili. For most, Swahili is a second language learned at school. At home and with their family they speak one of about 50 different tribal languages.
East Africans who have reached High school will commonly also speak some UK English. Most signage and public notices in East African countries are in English and one or more of the local languages.
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∙ 12y agoThey speak 535 different Bantu languages. The most common are:
Lingua franca
Swahili
Angola
South Mbundu
North Mbundu
Ovambo
Luvale
Chokwe
Botswana
Tswana
Kalanga
Burundi
Kirundi
Cameroon
Beti
Basaa
Central African Republic
Mbati
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lingala
Luba-Kasai
Kituba
Kongo
Luba-Katanga
Songe
Nande
Tetela
Yaka
Shi
Yombe
Equatorial Guinea
Beti
Bube
Kenya
Gikuyu
Luhya
Kamba
Meru
Gusii
Lesotho
Sotho Sesotho
Zulu
Malawi
Chewa
Tumbuka
Yao
Mozambique
Makhuwa
Tsonga
Shona
Lomwe
Sena
Tswa
Chuwabu
Chopi
Ronga
Chewa
Yao Chiyao
Nyungwe
Tonga
Makonde
Ovambo
Herero
Republic of the Congo
Kituba
Kongo
Teke languages
Yombe
Suundi
Mbosi
Lingala
Rwanda
Kinyarwanda
South Africa
Zulu
Xhosa
Sotho
Pedi
Tswana
Tsonga
Swazi
Venda
Swaziland
Swazi
Tanzania
Swahili
Sukuma
Gogo
Haya
Chaga
Nyamwezi
Makonde
Ha
Nyakyusa
Hehe
Luguru
Bena
Shambala
Nyaturu
Uganda
Ganda
Nkore-Kiga
Soga
Masaba
Nyoro-Tooro
Kinyarwanda
Konjo
Gwere
Zambia
Bemba
Tonga
Chewa
Lozi
Lala-Bisa
Nsenga
Tumbuka
Lunda
Nyiha
Mambwe Lungu
Zimbabwe
Shona languages
Ndebele
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∙ 6y agoBantu people are not all one Ethnicity. They speak 535 different Bantu languages. Languages vary by country and region. The most common are:
Lingua franca
Swahili
Angola
South Mbundu
North Mbundu
Ovambo
Luvale
Chokwe
Botswana
Tswana
Kalanga
Burundi
Kirundi
Cameroon
Beti
Basaa
Central African Republic
Mbati
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lingala
Luba-Kasai
Kituba
Kongo
Luba-Katanga
Songe
Nande
Tetela
Yaka
Shi
Yombe
Equatorial Guinea
Beti
Bube
Kenya
Gikuyu
Luhya
Kamba
Meru
Gusii
Lesotho
Sotho Sesotho
Zulu
Malawi
Chewa
Tumbuka
Yao
Mozambique
Makhuwa
Tsonga
Shona
Lomwe
Sena
Tswa
Chuwabu
Chopi
Ronga
Chewa
Yao Chiyao
Nyungwe
Tonga
Makonde
Namibia
Ovambo
Herero
Republic of the Congo
Kituba
Kongo
Teke languages
Yombe
Suundi
Mbosi
Lingala
Rwanda
Kinyarwanda
South Africa
Zulu
Xhosa
Sotho
Pedi
Tswana
Tsonga
Swazi
Venda
Swaziland (eSwatini)
Swazi
Tanzania
Swahili
Sukuma
Gogo
Haya
Chaga
Nyamwezi
Makonde
Ha
Nyakyusa
Hehe
Luguru
Bena
Shambala
Nyaturu
Uganda
Ganda
Nkore-Kiga
Soga
Masaba
Nyoro-Tooro
Kinyarwanda
Konjo
Gwere
Zambia
Bemba
Tonga
Chewa
Lozi
Lala-Bisa
Nsenga
Tumbuka
Lunda
Nyiha
Mambwe Lungu
Zimbabwe
Shona languages
Ndebele
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∙ 6y agoThey may speak any of over 250 languages. Opinions vary where one language ends and another begins.
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∙ 6y agoSwahili is the most widely spoken language in East Africa. English is also prevalent.
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∙ 12y agoSwahili
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∙ 12y agoArabic
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∙ 12y agoarabic
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Can you give me a long list of African languages?
African languages include Kiswahili (spoken in East Africa), Luganda (spoken in Uganda), Lingala (Congo), Zulu (South Africa), and Tigre for Eritrea.
How many languages and dialect are spoken in Africa?
Actually there are thousands of languages in Africa..some are yet to be named to man.
What are 10 languages in africa?
In South Africa alone there are more than ten:isiZuluisiXhosaAfrikaansEnglishSouth SothoNorth SothoSetswanaXitsongaTshivendaisiNedeleSiswatiSwahili is used as a lingua franca in much of East Africa.Varieties of Arabic are spoken across North Africa.
What languages are spoken in Cape Town South Africa and South Africa?
Cape Town is part of South Africa so all languages spoken in South Africa are also spoken in Cape Town.We have 11 official languages. English, Afrikaans, Ndebele, Sepedi, Tswati, Tsonga, South Sotho, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa & ZuluSouth Africa has the following official languages:IsiZuluIsiXhosaAfrikaansSepediEnglishSetswanaSesothoXitsongaSiSwatiTshivendaIsiNdebele
What European languages are spoken in Africa?
Afrikaans. It is an Indo-European language of the Germanic language family, and is closely related to (and sometimes mutually intelligible with) Dutch and especially Flemish.
What languages are widely spoken in the areas of east Africa such Kenya and Tanzania?
Swahili is the most widely spoken.
Can you give me a long list of African languages?
African languages include Kiswahili (spoken in East Africa), Luganda (spoken in Uganda), Lingala (Congo), Zulu (South Africa), and Tigre for Eritrea.
How many languages and dialect are spoken in Africa?
Actually there are thousands of languages in Africa..some are yet to be named to man.
Why there are so many different languages spoken in east African?
There are so many different languages spoken in East Africa because there are many groups of people and various tribes from various ethnic backgrounds.
How many languages and dialects spoken in Africa?
Around 2500 languages r spoken in Africa
What are 10 languages in africa?
In South Africa alone there are more than ten:isiZuluisiXhosaAfrikaansEnglishSouth SothoNorth SothoSetswanaXitsongaTshivendaisiNedeleSiswatiSwahili is used as a lingua franca in much of East Africa.Varieties of Arabic are spoken across North Africa.
What African languages are only spoken in Africa?
This can not be answered. There are thousands of languages in Africa.
What are the most talkative languages in South Africa?
All spoken languages on Earth are "talkative." For information about the spoken languages of South Africa, click here.
How many different languages are spoken across Africa?
There are approximately 1500 languages spoken in Africa, and about 500 of those are spoken in West Africa.
On which continent are Bantu languages widely spoken?
They are spoken in Africa.
Where is swhahili spoken?
It is spoken in East Africa.
What is the most spoken language in the Bantu family of languages?
Swahili is the most spoken language in the Bantu family of languages. It is spoken by over 100 million people primarily in East Africa as a first or second language.
