African Countries With Swahili As An Official Language
Which African Countries Have Swahili As An Official Language?
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Language, no matter which one, is our verbal way of communicating daily. With approximately 7,164 languages spoken throughout the entire world, there are 5 languages that are the most widely spoken. English (1,456+ million speakers), Mandarin (1,118+ million speakers), Hindi (602+ million speakers), Spanish (548+ million speakers) and French (310+ million), as provided by berlitz.com, are the popular languages on planet earth. In the 3 countries of North America there are 3 main languages spoken; English, Spanish and French. In comparison to the 54 countries on the continent of Africa where there are thousands of native languages spoken.
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Swahili is a language that originated in eastern Africa. The core of the Swahili language is based on Bantu languages spoken by the indigenous people. Swahili is the most widely spoken native language of Africa with over 200 million speakers. Other common indigenous languages of the continent include; Yoruba, Igbo and Fula. The countries in Africa listed below have Swahili as an official language.
KENYA
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Kenya is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. English and Swahili are the official languages of this country. The most common languages are Kikuyu, Dholuo and Kamba. Learn more about Kenya by clicking here.
RWANDA
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Rwanda is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. Swahili is one of the 4 official languages of this country with Kinyarwanda, French and English. Learn more about Rwanda by clicking here.
TANZANIA
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Tanzania is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. Swahili is the official language in this country but English is commonly spoken as well. Other languages spoken in this country include; Maasai, Datooga, Ngasa, Ogiek, Kisankasa, Pare, Bemba, Safwa, Digo, Hehe, Makonde, Nyamwezi, Yao, and Luguru. Learn more about Tanzania by clicking here.
UGANDA
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Uganda is one of the countries located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa. Swahili and English are the official languages of this country but more than 4 million Ugandans speak Luganda. Other languages spoken in this country include; Nyoro, Tooro, Runyankole, Rukiga, and Lunyole. Learn more about Uganda by clicking here.
Also See:
African Countries With Spanish As An Official Language
African Countries With English As An Official Language
African Countries With French As An Official Language
African Countries With Arabic As An Official Language
African Countries With Portuguese As An Official Language
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