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Africa is second largest and second most populous continent in the world with a total population of 1.111 billion.
African languages belong to one of the four language families: Afroasiatic, Nilo- Saharan, Niger-Congo and Khoisan.
Around 2,000 languages are spoken in Africa. Nigeria alone has 250 languages, one of the greatest concentrations of
linguistic diversity in the world. The people of this large continent also use a wide variety of sign languages.
Here are the top 10 most spoken
languages in Africa.

10) Zulu (Speakers in Africa: More
than 10 million) Zulu (IsiZulu) is used in the Eastern part of
South Africa. Its tongue clicks are unique.
The language is written with Latin
characters. It is used widely in the South African media. According to Ethnologue, Zulu is the second most spoken Bantu language after Shona.

9) Amharic (Speakers in Africa:
18.7 million) Amharic is the second most spoken Semitic language (after Arabic) in the
world. It is the official working language of Ethiopia. Outside Ethiopia, Amharic is the language of around 2.7 million emigrants. More than 18.7 million people
speak Amharic in Africa.

8 ) Igbo (Speakers in Africa: More
than 24 million) Igbo is the native language of the Igbo people. There are more than 20 dialects of
this language. They are all written in Latin characters. It is a tonal language.

7 ) Yoruba (Speakers in Africa:
More than 30 million) Many people in Nigeria speak Yoruba. The language is also widely used in Togo and Benin. It is a varying tonal language written in mostly Latin letters.

6 ) Oromo (Speakers in Africa:
More than 30 million)
Many people residing in the Horn of Africa speak Oromo, a Cushitic language. It is not the official language of any nation. You
will find people who speak this language in Ethiopia, Somalia, Egypt and Kenya.

5 ) Hausa (Speakers in Africa: More
than 50 million)
Many people in the Western, Northern and Central Africa use this language. Hausa belongs to the West Chadic languages
subgroup of the Chadic languages group. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Hausa has between 23 and 25 consonant phonemes.

4 ) French (Speakers in Africa: More
than 90 million) French is one of the very few languages spoken all over the world. Many countries
in Africa were colonized by .
Because of this, more than 90 million people in this continent can speak French. In nations like Morocco, Algeria, Senegal and Rwanda, French is used commonly insociety.

3 ) Swahili (Kiswahili) (Speakers in
Africa: More than 100 million)
The Swahili language or Kiswahili is the official language of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. It is a Bantu language and the mother tongue of the Swahili people.
Many communities in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo speak Swahili.

2) Arabic (Speakers in Africa: More
than 100 million)
Arabic is the most widespread official language in the African continent. It is the official language of Algeria, Mauritania,
Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. Arabic is the co- official language of Morocco, Eritrea, Somalia, Chad, Sudan, Djibouti and Western Sahara.

1) English (Speakers in Africa:
Around 700 million) In Africa, English is the primary language
of Botswana, Cameroon, Rwanda, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana. In South Africa, it is given official status with 10 other languages.

Most of the people speaking several African Languages also speaks French and English as official Language.

..... www.africaranking.com/most-spoken-languages-in-africa/

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Mynd44 OAM4J

(op). You missed road. This ought to be in Culture, not Politics Section.

Nice info.

Am so happy to be an igbo+ yoruba guy who speaks French and English languages...

*walking majestically*

Languages of African origin is in this order:
1. Swahili
2.Hausa
3. Yoruba
4. Oromo
5. Igbo

igbo shouldn't be on d list..cuz is being spoken by strictly igbo people...my view though.

English - 1
Sorry bro, Arabic is the most spoken Language in Africa!

Omo yoruba ni mi ooo....swagger

Abayor7:
English - 1
Sorry bro, Arabic is the most spoken Language in Africa!

Am sure you got that info from that manner less station called eTV

Hammefeez:
Africa is second largest and second most populous continent in the world with a total population of 1.111 billion.
African languages belong to one of the four language families: Afroasiatic, Nilo- Saharan, Niger-Congo and Khoisan.
Around 2,000 languages are spoken in Africa. Nigeria alone has 250 languages, one of the greatest concentrations of
linguistic diversity in the world. The people of this large continent also use a wide variety of sign languages.
Here are the top 10 most spoken
languages in Africa.

10) Zulu (Speakers in Africa: More
than 10 million) Zulu (IsiZulu) is used in the Eastern part of
South Africa. Its tongue clicks are unique.
The language is written with Latin
characters. It is used widely in the South African media. According to Ethnologue, Zulu is the second most spoken Bantu language after Shona.

9) Amharic (Speakers in Africa:
18.7 million) Amharic is the second most spoken Semitic language (after Arabic) in the
world. It is the official working language of Ethiopia. Outside Ethiopia, Amharic is the language of around 2.7 million emigrants. More than 18.7 million people
speak Amharic in Africa.

8 ) Igbo (Speakers in Africa: More
than 24 million) Igbo is the native language of the Igbo people. There are more than 20 dialects of
this language. They are all written in Latin characters. It is a tonal language.

7 ) Yoruba (Speakers in Africa:
More than 30 million) Many people in Nigeria speak Yoruba. The language is also widely used in Togo and Benin. It is a varying tonal language written in mostly Latin letters.

6 ) Oromo (Speakers in Africa:
More than 30 million)
Many people residing in the Horn of Africa speak Oromo, a Cushitic language. It is not the official language of any nation. You
will find people who speak this language in Ethiopia, Somalia, Egypt and Kenya.

5 ) Hausa (Speakers in Africa: More
than 50 million)
Many people in the Western, Northern and Central Africa use this language. Hausa belongs to the West Chadic languages
subgroup of the Chadic languages group. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Hausa has between 23 and 25 consonant phonemes.

4 ) French (Speakers in Africa: More
than 90 million) French is one of the very few languages spoken all over the world. Many countries
in Africa were colonized by .
Because of this, more than 90 million people in this continent can speak French. In nations like Morocco, Algeria, Senegal and Rwanda, French is used commonly insociety.

3 ) Swahili (Kiswahili) (Speakers in
Africa: More than 100 million)
The Swahili language or Kiswahili is the official language of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. It is a Bantu language and the mother tongue of the Swahili people.
Many communities in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo speak Swahili.

2) Arabic (Speakers in Africa: More
than 100 million)
Arabic is the most widespread official language in the African continent. It is the official language of Algeria, Mauritania,
Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. Arabic is the co- official language of Morocco, Eritrea, Somalia, Chad, Sudan, Djibouti and Western Sahara.

1) English (Speakers in Africa:
Around 700 million) In Africa, English is the primary language
of Botswana, Cameroon, Rwanda, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana. In South Africa, it is given official status with 10 other languages.

Most of the people speaking several African Languages also speaks French and English as official Language.

..... www.africaranking.com/most-spoken-languages-in-africa/

Only indigenous African languages please. Remove English, French, and Arabic

igbo shouldn't be on d list..cuz is being spoken by strictly igbo people...my view though.

What makes you think so? How many other people speak Zulu/ IsiZulu? Where else except in Ethiopia is Oromo spoken? How many people in West Africa speak Swahili? Or Hausa in east Africa?

chowlade:
igbo shouldn't be on d list..cuz is being spoken by strictly igbo people...my view though.

I don't know why anything Igbo drives people like you bonkers. Can't you mind your business and let us live in peace??

Igbo should not make the list cos there re no indeginous igbos anywhere in africa apart from Nigeria

This is just a blogger list trying to play safe.

Oo

chowlade:
igbo shouldn't be on d list..cuz is being spoken by strictly igbo people...my view though.

people making stupid and senseless comment like this,,are the problem of nairaland and Nigeria

ArmedRobber:
Igbo should not make the list cos there re no indeginous igbos anywhere in africa apart from Nigeria

where do dumb people like you come out from? Do you know the population of ibos in Nigeria alone

walemoney007:
where do dumb people like you come out from? Do you know the population of ibos in Nigeria alone

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Africa

Cure ur ignorance there not this blogger list

Hammefeez:
Africa is second largest and second most populous continent in the world with a total population of 1.111 billion.
African languages belong to one of the four language families: Afroasiatic, Nilo- Saharan, Niger-Congo and Khoisan.
Around 2,000 languages are spoken in Africa. Nigeria alone has 250 languages, one of the greatest concentrations of
linguistic diversity in the world. The people of this large continent also use a wide variety of sign languages.
Here are the top 10 most spoken
languages in Africa.

10) Zulu (Speakers in Africa: More
than 10 million) Zulu (IsiZulu) is used in the Eastern part of
South Africa. Its tongue clicks are unique.
The language is written with Latin
characters. It is used widely in the South African media. According to Ethnologue, Zulu is the second most spoken Bantu language after Shona.

9) Amharic (Speakers in Africa:
18.7 million) Amharic is the second most spoken Semitic language (after Arabic) in the
world. It is the official working language of Ethiopia. Outside Ethiopia, Amharic is the language of around 2.7 million emigrants. More than 18.7 million people
speak Amharic in Africa.

8 ) Igbo (Speakers in Africa: More
than 24 million) Igbo is the native language of the Igbo people. There are more than 20 dialects of
this language. They are all written in Latin characters. It is a tonal language.

7 ) Yoruba (Speakers in Africa:
More than 30 million) Many people in Nigeria speak Yoruba. The language is also widely used in Togo and Benin. It is a varying tonal language written in mostly Latin letters.

6 ) Oromo (Speakers in Africa:
More than 30 million)
Many people residing in the Horn of Africa speak Oromo, a Cushitic language. It is not the official language of any nation. You
will find people who speak this language in Ethiopia, Somalia, Egypt and Kenya.

5 ) Hausa (Speakers in Africa: More
than 50 million)
Many people in the Western, Northern and Central Africa use this language. Hausa belongs to the West Chadic languages
subgroup of the Chadic languages group. It is part of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Hausa has between 23 and 25 consonant phonemes.

4 ) French (Speakers in Africa: More
than 90 million) French is one of the very few languages spoken all over the world. Many countries
in Africa were colonized by .
Because of this, more than 90 million people in this continent can speak French. In nations like Morocco, Algeria, Senegal and Rwanda, French is used commonly insociety.

3 ) Swahili (Kiswahili) (Speakers in
Africa: More than 100 million)
The Swahili language or Kiswahili is the official language of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. It is a Bantu language and the mother tongue of the Swahili people.
Many communities in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo speak Swahili.

2) Arabic (Speakers in Africa: More
than 100 million)
Arabic is the most widespread official language in the African continent. It is the official language of Algeria, Mauritania,
Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. Arabic is the co- official language of Morocco, Eritrea, Somalia, Chad, Sudan, Djibouti and Western Sahara.

1) English (Speakers in Africa:
Around 700 million) In Africa, English is the primary language
of Botswana, Cameroon, Rwanda, Nigeria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana. In South Africa, it is given official status with 10 other languages.

Most of the people speaking several African Languages also speaks French and English as official Language.

..... www.africaranking.com/most-spoken-languages-in-africa/

Remove this blogger list and post from the right source ,igbo is not among the major language spoken in africa
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Africa

About a hundred of the languages of Africa are widely
used for inter-ethnic communication. Arabic, Somali, Berber,
Amharic, Oromo, Swahili, Hausa, Manding, Fulani and
Yoruba are spoken by tens of millions of people. If clusters
of up to a hundred similar languages are counted together,
twelve are spoken by 75 percent, and fifteen by 85 percent,
of Africans as a first or additional language.[3]
The high linguistic diversity of many African countries
(Nigeria alone has over 500 languages

I can see the oblong coneheaded animals raising their heads and disgracefully self-servicing themselves just because the op mentioned the great nation"IGBO in his post......


chai it really bad to be an afonja......*spits*

GuyWise:
I can see the oblong coneheaded animals raising their heads and disgracefully self-servicing themselves just because the op mentioned the great nation"IGBO in his post......


chai it really bad to be an afonja......*spits*

OSU Igbo afonja is a warriors name
Igbo is not among major languages in africa
The list is compiled by a blogger
Check the top ten here from the real source
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Africa

chijiblaze:


Only indigenous African languages please. Remove English, French, and Arabic



What makes you think so? How many other people speak Zulu/ IsiZulu? Where else except in Ethiopia is Oromo spoken? How many people in West Africa speak Swahili? Or Hausa in east Africa?

Oga that is a blogger list
Check the list from the real source

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Africa

chijiblaze:


Only indigenous African languages please. Remove English, French, and Arabic



What makes you think so? How many other people speak Zulu/ IsiZulu? Where else except in Ethiopia is Oromo spoken? How many people in West Africa speak Swahili? Or Hausa in east Africa?

Oga that is a blogger list igbo is not among top ten
Check the list from the real source

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Africa

Why must landlock ibo, be on the list?

ArmedRobber:


OSU Igbo afonja is a warriors name
Igbo is not among major languages in africa
The list is compiled by a blogger
Check the top ten here from the real source
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Africa

You are a fool...so you don't know the history of the coward human-animal called Afonja .


..Afonja was a foolish human being so you behaving like him are equally an afonja


IGBO'S don't have anything in common with you people, stop masturbating and headaching on their issue.

*get that into ur oblong conehead*

GuyWise:

You are a fool...so you don't know the history of the coward human-animal called Afonja .


..Afonja was a foolish human being so you behaving like him are equally an afonja


IGBO'S don't have anything in common with you people.


*get that into ur oblong conehead*

Afonja died as a warrior

Ojukwu Died as a coward#FACT

ArmedRobber:

Afonja died as a warrior
Ojukwu Died as a coward#FACT

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