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Zulu 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...
Akan Language

Akan Language

The Akan language belongs to the Kwa sub-family of the higher Niger-Congo family. Mainly it is spoken in the West Africa, in Ghana. When...
Setswana Language

Setswana Language

The Setswana language, also known as Tswana, Beetjuans, Chuana, Coana, Cuana, and Sechuana, is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger-Congo language family within...
Yoruba Language

Yoruba Language

The Yoruba language is a part of the Niger-Congo language family and belongs to the Defoid category of the Benue-Congo subgroup of languages. There...
Gikuyu Language

Gikuyu Language

The Gikyuy language, also known as Kikuyu or Agikuyu is a growing language spoken in Kenya. The language belongs to the Bantu branch of...
Kirundi Language

Kirundi Language

Kirundi, also known as Rundi, is a Bantu language. There are about 6 million people worldwide who speak this language and the biggest part...
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...
Fula Language

Fula Language

The Fula language, also known as Fulah, Ful, Fulfulde, Fulani, Fulbe, Peul, Pular, or Pulaar, belongs to the Atlantic group of Niger-Congo language family....
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...
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...

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