Language |
Where spoken |
Context |
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Arabic |
North Africa |
An Afro-Asiatic or Hamito-Semitic language. |
Abua |
River States, Nigeria. |
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Acholi |
Uganda |
A Nilotic language |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
Developed from Dutch, an Indo- European language |
Akan |
Ghana, Ivory Coast |
Sometimes called "Twi-Fante". It is both a language and a dialect of Twi- Fante. It is a member of the Niger- Congo family. |
Ambo |
Northern Namibia and Angola |
The language of the Ovambo people. It is a Bantu language and belongs to the Congo family. |
Amharic |
Ethiopia |
The National Language of Ethiopia. It is a Semitic language and belongs to theHamito-Semitic language family. It is written in the Ethiopic or Amharic script. |
Arabic |
Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Sudan and Northern Chad |
The official language of Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Egypt and the Sudan. Also spoken on other continents. |
Asante |
Ghana |
An Akan dialect, it is sometimes called Ashanti. |
Bariba |
Togo, Benin and Nigeria |
It belongs to the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. |
Bassa |
Cameroons and Central West Africa |
A Bantu Language. |
Bemba |
Tanzania High Commission |
A Bantu language, part of the Niger- Congo family. |
Berber |
Morocco and Algeria |
A group of very similar languages, which form a branch of the Hamito- Semitic language family. |
Buli |
Congo (Brazzaville) and Central African Republic. |
A Bantu language. |
Che |
Ghana and Togol |
A Dialect of Tobote, a Gur language |
Dagari |
Northern Ghana |
A Gur language |
Dagbane |
Northern Ghana and Togo |
Belongs to the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. |
Dari |
Chad |
A Chadic language and part of the Hamito-Semitic language family. |
Dinka |
Sudan and Ethiopia |
A group of related Chari-Nile or Nilotic languages. |
Edo |
Nigeria, the Niger River Delta |
A member of the Niger-Congo family of languages. |
Efik |
The town of Calabar in Nigeria |
Also known as Ibibio. A member of the Niger-Congo family of languages. |
English |
Mauritius and the Seychelles |
The official language. |
Emai |
Nigeria |
Belongs to the Niger-Congo family of languages. |
Ewe |
ESouth-Eastern Ghana, Togo and Benin |
Togo A member of the Niger-Congo family of languages. |
Fang |
Southern Cameroons, Equatorial Guinea, and northern Gabon. |
A Bantu language. |
Fante |
Ghana, in the forest area west of the Volta river. |
Closely related to Twi, regarded by linguists as a dialect of the same language called "Twi-Fante" or Akan. |
Fon |
Southern Benin |
A member of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo language family. |
French |
The Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Benin, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Upper Volta, and Zaire. Burundi, Cameroons, Malagasy Republic, and Rwanda. |
The official language.
One of the official languages, for some mother tongue and for others a second language
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French Creole |
Muaritius and the Seychelles. |
Spoken widely although English is the official language. |
Fulani |
ZNorthern Nigeria, Mali and Mauritania |
A member of the Niger-Congo family of languages. |
Ga |
Coastal area of Accra, Ghana |
Zimbabwe House, 429 Strand |
Gane |
Burkina Faso |
Belongs to the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. |
Galla |
Ethiopia and north-eastern Kenya |
Also called Oromo. It is a Cushitic language and a member of the Hamito-Semitic language family. |
Gogo |
Kenya and Tanazania |
A Bantu language. |
Guan |
Ghana |
Also known as Gonja. It is a Volta-Comoe language. |
Gurage |
Ethiopia |
Three Semitic languiages:- Central West Gurage, East Gurage and Peripheral West Gurage. Harari is a dialect of East Gurage. |
Gurma |
Northern Ghana and Togo, and in Upper Volta, eastern Ghana. |
A member of the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Hausa |
Northern Nigeria and Niger |
It belongs to the Chadic sub-group of the Hamito-Semitic language family. |
Ibo |
East central State of Nigeria |
Also known as Igbo. It is a member of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Idoma |
Benue Plateau State in Nigeria |
A member of the Kwa sub-group Niger-Congo language family. |
Igbira |
Mid Western State Nigeria |
Also known as Ebira. Niger-Congo language. |
Ijo |
Niger River Delta |
Also known as Ijaw. Ijo dialects include Kalabari, Nembe and Okrika. |
Ishan |
Benin province of Nigeria |
A language related to Edo. |
Kache |
East Africa |
A Bantu language. |
Kamba |
Kenya |
A Bantu language |
Katab |
Zaria province in Nigeria |
Also called Tyap or Atyap. A Niger-Congo language |
Khana |
Ogoni diversions of Rivers State in Nigeria |
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Kikuyu |
Kenya |
One of the major languages of Kenya. A Bantu language. |
Komoro |
Central East Africa |
Kingwana is one of the dialects of Komoro. |
Kongo |
Zaire, Angola and Congo |
(Kikongo) - A Bantu language. |
Kono |
Liberia, Mali and Sierre Leone |
It belongs to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Kpelle |
Liberia and Guinea |
It belongs to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo language. |
Kposo |
Togo, near the border with Ghana |
A Kwa language and part of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Krio |
Sierre Leone and Gambia |
An English based Creole. The home language of many people in Sierre Leone and Gambia. Aku is a Krior dialect used in Gambia. |
Kru |
Liberia and the Ivory Coast |
A Niger-Congo language. |
Kuma |
Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda |
Also known as Arusha. A Bantu language. |
Lamnso |
Bamenda prefecture of Cameroons. |
A Bantoid language, belonging to the Niger-Congo language family. |
Limba |
Sierre Leone and Guinea |
A member of the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Lingala |
Zaire and Congo (Brazzaville) |
Also known as Losengo. A Bantu language. |
Lozi |
South-western Zambia |
A Bantu language. |
Luba |
Zaire |
A Bantu language. |
Luganda |
Uganda |
Also known as Ganda. A Bantu language. |
Lugwere |
Central East Africa |
Also known as Gwere. A Bantu language. |
Luo |
Kenya and Tanzania |
A Chari-Nile language. |
Makua |
Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi |
A Bantu language. |
Malinke |
Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Mali, and Ivory Coast |
A West African Mande language. |
Mambwe |
Zambia and Tanzania. |
A Bantu language. |
Maragoli |
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zaire. |
Also called Ragoli or Logooli. A Bantu language. |
Masaba |
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. |
A Bantu language. One of the dialects is Lugisu. |
Mbo |
Cameroons, Rio Muni, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville) and Central African Republic. |
A Bantu language. Dialects include Bafaw and Bakosi. |
Mende |
Sierre Leone. |
The most important indigenous language of Sierre Leone. A Member of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Ndebele |
Southwest Zambia and South Africa. |
Also known as Matabele. Ndebele is similar to Zulu. It is a Bantu language. |
Nkutu |
Zaire and Congo (Brazzaville). |
A Bantu language. Kalo is one of the dialects. |
Nsenga |
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
A Bantu language. |
Nubian |
Central Sudan. |
A member of the Chari-Nile language family. |
Nuer |
Southern Sudan. |
Chari-Nile or Nilotic language. |
Nyang |
Western Cameroons. |
Also known as Bayang. A Bantoid language. |
Nyanja |
Malawi and Zambia. |
A major language of these two countries. In the former it is known as (Chi-) Chewa. It is a Bantu language. |
Nyari |
Central Africa. |
A Bantu language. |
Nzema |
Central Ghana. |
Related to Akan. A member of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Oku |
Cameroons. |
Also known as Ukfwo. A Bantoid language. |
Oring |
Nigeria |
A Niger-Congo language. Utonkon, a Oring dialect is spoken in Utonkon district,Idoma division of Benue Plateau State |
Portuguese |
Angola, Guinea Bissau and Mozambique. |
The official language of these countries. |
Ruanda |
Ruanda and Uganda. |
A Bantu language. |
Runyankore |
Uganda, near the Tanzanian border. |
A Bantu language. |
Rutoro |
Uganda. |
Also known as Nyoro or Runyoro. A Bantu language. |
Shangaan |
Mozambique and South Africa. |
Also known as Tsonga or Tonga. A Bantu language. |
Shona |
Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. |
A Bantu language. |
Sidamo |
Ethiopia. |
Belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Hamito-Semitic language family. Uses Amharic script. |
Somali |
Somalia and Ethiopia. |
The official language of Somalia. Belongs to Cushitic branch of the Hamito-Semitic language family. |
Sotho |
Republic of South Africa and South Africa. |
One of the main Bantu languages in Lesotho. Also called Sesotho. |
Sukuma |
Tanzania |
A Bantu language. |
Sukur |
Cameroons. |
Also called Shakiri. Belongs to the Chadi sub-group of the Hamito-Semitic language family. |
Swahili |
Tanzania and Kenya. |
The official language of these two countries. Widely used in East Africa. The mother tongue of many and the second language of many more. A Bantu language but contains words of Arabic origin. |
Swazi |
Swaziland and South Africa |
A Bantu language. |
Tari |
Zaria province of Nigeria. |
A Niger-Congo language. |
Temne |
Sierre Leone. |
Belongs to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Tigre |
Tigre province of Ethiopia. |
A Semitic language belonging to the Hamito- Semitic language family. |
Tigrinya |
Tigre and Eritrea province of Ethiopia. |
A Semitic language. It belongs to the Hamito-Semitic language family. |
Tiv |
Benue province of Nigeria. |
A Bantiod language |
Tooro |
Central East Africa. |
A Bantu language |
Tswana |
Botswana and South Africa. |
Similar to Sotho and sometimes called Western Sotho. A Bantu language. |
Tumbuka |
Northern Malawi. |
A Bantu language. |
Twi |
Ghana. |
Together with Fante, to which it is related, the most important language of Ghana |
Ukaan |
In certain villages in Akoko division, Western State, Nigeria. |
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Ukele |
South Eastern State, Nigeria. |
Also called Kukele. |
Urhobo |
Mid-Western state south of Benin city Nigeria. |
Isoko is an important dialect of Urhobo. A Nigerian Language. |
Win |
Ghana |
Gur language. |
Wolof |
Senegal and Gambia. |
Also known as Jolof. A member of the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. |
Xhosa |
Transkei and eastern Cape Province of South Africa. |
9Sometimes regarded together with Zulu as a dialect of the language "Nguni". A Bantu language. |
Yaunde |
Cameroons. |
North Western Bantu language. |
Yoruba |
Nigeria. |
One of the major languages of Nigeria. Spoken in the south west of Nigeria |
Yunger |
Nigeria. |
Roba is a Yunger dialect. |
Zulu |
South Africa. |
Closely related to Xhosa. Some linguists regard Zulu and Xhosa as Nguni dialects. |
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