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Venda Language

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...
Wolof Language

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...
Kongo Language

Kongo Language

The Kongo language, also known as Kikongo, is one of Bantu languages spoken by approximately 9 million people mainly in the Democratic Republic of...
Tshiluba Language

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...
Northern Sotho Language

Northern Sotho Language

The Northern Sotho language, also known as Sesotho sa Leboa and often confused by its standardized dialect known as Sepedi or Pedi, is a...
Swahili Language

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...
Shona Language

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...
Ndebele Language

Ndebele Language

The Ndebele language belongs to the Southeastern or Nguni subgroup of the Bantu division of languages. It is closely related to such African languages...
Sesotho Language

Sesotho Language

Sesotho, a language with a long and intriguing history that dates back to the 1st century, is a part of Sotho language group. It...
Umbundu Language

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...

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