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Wolof Language
The Wolof language, also known as Ouolof, Volof, Walaf, Waro-Waro, or Yallof, belongs to the Atlantic group of the Niger-Congo language family. It is...
Manding languages
The Manding languages, also known as Manden, belong to the Mande family of languages. These are mutually intelligible dialects and languages spoken in West...
Mande Languages
Mande languages include about 40 languages spoken on the west coast of Africa. The total population of Mande languages speakers is about 25 million...
Bantu Languages
The group of Bantu languages is made up of about 500 languages of the Bantoid subgroup of the Bueno-Kongo branch of the Niger-Congo language...
Zulu Language
The Zulu language, also known as isiZulu, belongs to the Bantu/Nguni family of languages. The language is spoken in the former Zululand, now known...
Venda Language
The Venda language, also known as Tshivenda or Luvenda, belongs to the Bantu language family of South Eastern Bantu group. There are about 876...
Umbundu Language
The Umbundu language, also known as Kimbari, M’bundo, Mbali, Mbari, Mbundu, Mbundu Benguella, Nano, Olumbali, Ovimbundu, South Mbundu, or Umbundo, belongs to the Niger-Congo...
Tsonga Language
The Tsonga language belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo languages. It is spoken in such countries as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and South...
Tshiluba Language
The Tshiluba language, also known as Ciluba, Luba-Kasai, Luba-Lulua, or Kikasai, is considered to be a Bantu language. Tshiluba is also considered to be...
Swati Language
The Swati language, also known as Sewati, Swazi or siSwati, is one of many Bantu languages and it belongs to the Nguni group. It...
