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List of major African languages (by total number of speakers in million) | |||
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|[[Arabic]] (North Africa-Sudan)) || 175 | |||
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|[[Swahili language|Swahili]] (Coastal central-east Africa) || 5-10 native + 80 secondary | |||
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|[[Hausa language|Hausa]] (West Africa) || 24 native + 15 secondary | |||
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|[[Amharic language|Amharic]] (East Africa) || 35-42 | |||
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|[[Oromo language|Oromo]] (East Africa) || 30-35 | |||
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|[[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] (West Africa) || 25 | |||
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|[[Igbo language|Igbo]] (Nigeria) || 20-35 | |||
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|[[Somali language|Somali]] (Somalia) || 15 | |||
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|[[Ibibio Language]] (Ibibio/Annang/Efik, Nigeria) || 8-12 | |||
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|[[Fula language|Fula]] (West Africa)|| 10-16|+ 100 | |||
|[[Malagasy language|Malagasy]] (Madacascar) || 17 | |||
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|[[Afrikaans]] (South Africa) || 6-7 native + 6-7 secondary | |||
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|[[Zulu language|Zulu]] (South Africa) || 10 | |||
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|[[Chichewa language|Chichewa]] (East Africa) || 9 | |||
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|[[Akan language|Akan]] || 9 | |||
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|[[Shona language|Shona]] || 7 | |||
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|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] (South Africa) || 8 | |||
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|[[Kinyarwanda language|Kinyarwanda]] (Rwanda) || 7 | |||
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|[[Kongo language|Kongo]] || 7 | |||
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|[[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]] || 7 | |||
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|[[Tshiluba language|Tshiluba]] (Congo) || 6 | |||
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|[[Wolof language|Wolof]] || 3 native + 3 secondary | |||
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|[[Gikuyu language|Gikuyu]] (Kenya) || 5 | |||
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|[[More language|More]] (West Africa) || 5 | |||
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|[[Kirundi|Kirundi]] (Central Africa) || 5 | |||
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|[[Sotho language|Sotho]] (South Africa) || 5 | |||
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|[[Luhya languages|Luhya]] || 4 | |||
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|[[Tswana language|Tswana]] (Southern Africa) || 4 | |||
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|[[Kanuri language|Kanuri]] (West Africa) || 4 | |||
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|[[Umbundu language|Umbundu]] (Angola) || 4 | |||
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|[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]] (South Africa) || 4 | |||
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* [[Wikipedia:Languages of Africa]] | * [[Wikipedia:Languages of Africa]] | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 19 March 2008
List of major African languages (by total number of speakers in million)
| Arabic (North Africa-Sudan)) | 175 | ||
| Swahili (Coastal central-east Africa) | 5-10 native + 80 secondary | ||
| Hausa (West Africa) | 24 native + 15 secondary | ||
| Amharic (East Africa) | 35-42 | ||
| Oromo (East Africa) | 30-35 | ||
| Yoruba (West Africa) | 25 | ||
| Igbo (Nigeria) | 20-35 | ||
| Somali (Somalia) | 15 | ||
| Ibibio Language (Ibibio/Annang/Efik, Nigeria) | 8-12 | ||
| Fula (West Africa) | + 100 | Malagasy (Madacascar) | 17 |
| Afrikaans (South Africa) | 6-7 native + 6-7 secondary | ||
| Zulu (South Africa) | 10 | ||
| Chichewa (East Africa) | 9 | ||
| Akan | 9 | ||
| Shona | 7 | ||
| Xhosa (South Africa) | 8 | ||
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 7 | ||
| Kongo | 7 | ||
| Tigrinya | 7 | ||
| Tshiluba (Congo) | 6 | ||
| Wolof | 3 native + 3 secondary | ||
| Gikuyu (Kenya) | 5 | ||
| More (West Africa) | 5 | ||
| Kirundi (Central Africa) | 5 | ||
| Sotho (South Africa) | 5 | ||
| Luhya | 4 | ||
| Tswana (Southern Africa) | 4 | ||
| Kanuri (West Africa) | 4 | ||
| Umbundu (Angola) | 4 | ||
| Northern Sotho (South Africa) | 4 |