African languages

South Africa has 12 official languages. IsiZulu and isiXhosa are the largest languages. English is spoken at home by around 8% of the population.

Extras: This picture shows just a few of the 1500-2000 languages spoken in Africa. Some of the most common languages are English, French, Portuguese, and Arabic, and Swahili.

Swahili This is the most spoken language in Africa, with over 100 million speakers. Also known as Kiswahili, the language is a Bantu language believed to have originated from other languages, specifically Arabic, following historical interactions between Arabs from the Middle East and East Africans. Swahili is the lingua franca of the African Great Lakes...

African Language Families

Discover the names of African countries in English, their languages, and nationalities. Build your knowledge with this comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide.

African languages

Old Nubian Old Nubian was spoken during the 8th century up until the 15th century in Sudan and Egypt. It was used by the Noba nomads and Makorae nomads. It is an uncial alternative to the Greek alphabet. Uncial is the usage of strictly capital letters. RELATED STORIES PHOTOS: See the moments after Malcolm X's...