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Here are the top 10 most spoken languages in Africa
Here are the top 10 most spoken languages in Africa:
1. Arabic
Spoken in North Africa and parts of the Horn of Africa, with over 100 million speakers.
2. Swahili
Spoken in East Africa, with over 100 million speakers.
3. Hausa
Spoken in West and Central Africa, with around 50 million speakers.
4. Amharic
Spoken in Ethiopia, with around 30 million speakers.
5. Oromo
Spoken in Ethiopia and parts of Kenya, with around 30 million speakers.
6. Yoruba
Spoken in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa, with around 20 million speakers.
7. Igbo
Spoken in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa, with around 20 million speakers.
8. Zulu
Spoken in South Africa, with around 12 million speakers.
9. Shona
Spoken in Zimbabwe and other parts of Southern Africa, with around 11 million speakers.
10. Afrikaans
Spoken in South Africa and Namibia, with around 7 million speakers.
It’s important to note that hundreds of languages are spoken in Africa, with many more languages having significant numbers of speakers. The languages listed above are simply some of the most widely spoken.
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