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It depends on what country they live in and what language they speak. More than 1500 different languages are spoken in Africa.

Here is the word "hello" in some common African languages:


Afrikaans = Hallo

Amharic = Salam

Arabic = As-salaam 'aleykum

Eritrean = Tadiyala

French = Bonjour

Hausa = Sannu

Malagasy = Manao ahoana e

Northern Sotho = Dumelang

Somali = Is ka warran

Swahili = hujambo or jambo

Tigrinya = Selam

Tswana = Dumela

Wolof = Salaam aleekum

Xhosa = Molo

Zulu = Sawubona

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βˆ™ 9y ago
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βˆ™ 11y ago

"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

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βˆ™ 6y ago

Thank you:

  1. Afrikaans = Dankie
  2. English = Thank You
  3. Ndebele = Ngiyabonga
  4. Northern Sotho = Ke a leboga
  5. Sotho = Ke a leboha
  6. Swazi = Ngiyabonga
  7. Tswana = Ke a leboga, rra (male), Ke a leboga, mma (female)
  8. Tsonga = Ndza nkhensa
  9. Venda = Ndo livhuwa
  10. Xhosa = Ndiyabulela
  11. Zulu = Ngiyabonga
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βˆ™ 9y ago

Africans who speak Swahili say Jambo - [jahm-bow].

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Africa is a continent with over 50 countries and some estimates say as much as 3000 different languages, so it would be impossible to answer your question in full.

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βˆ™ 6y ago

Thank you in Guinea-Bissau:

  • Portuguese =Obrigado
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole = Obrigadu
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βˆ™ 14y ago

In Freetown (the capita)l we say Tanki ya

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βˆ™ 15y ago

imeala

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βˆ™ 11y ago

thank you!

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