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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...
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...
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...
Swahili Language
The Swahili language, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language widely spoken in lots of African countries as a first or a second...
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...
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...
Shona Language
The Shona language, also known as chiShona, is one of the most widely used languages in Zimbabwe. Nearly 80% of the population of this...
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...
Mossi Language
The Mossi language, also known as Moore, Mole, Moose, More, Moré, or Moshi, belongs to the Oti–Volta branch of the Gur language family. The...
