Countries
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# of Speakers
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Language
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Gabon, Mauritius, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Sao Tome e Principe, Tunisia, Guinea, Seychelles, Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea...
|
430 million
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French
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Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Libya, Eritrea…
|
260 million
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Arabic
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Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
|
150 million
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Swahili
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Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ghana, Sudan, Togo
|
63 million
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Hausa
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt
|
50 million
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Oromo
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Nigeria, Benin, Togo
|
40 million
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Yoruba
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Ethiopia
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21 million
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Amharic
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Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
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25 million
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Igbo
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Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique
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14.2 million
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Shona
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Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau...
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14 million
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Portuguese
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South Africa
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12 million
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Zulu
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