
People can go to universities in Africa to learn Hausa.Ĥ. The language facilitates business transactions in the region. Small Hausa groups are scattered throughout West Africa. The Hausa language is the language of the Hausa people predominantly found in Nigeria and Niger. Oromo is a gendered language and has quite a few phonetic rules. People belonging to this group are found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and a few other neighboring countries.

The Oromo language is spoken by people belonging to the Oromo ethnic group. Its vocabulary consists of words borrowed from Arabic. The development of this language is said to have had some Arabic influences. The language is tonal with nasal pronunciations. However, no two regions speak the Yoruba language in the same manner. The Yoruba language is spoken mainly throughout West Africa. YORUBA - More than 30 million speakers in Africa If you want to identify the Igbo language or people of Igbo descent just listen if the word "na", spoken in different tones, is said at different intervals in their conversation.ħ. The tone and expression of the speaker gives the meaning of a word or a group of words. Igbo is the language of the Igbo ethnic group found in Nigeria. IGBO - More than 24 million speakers in Africa Rastafarians, followers of Haile Selassie, believe that Amharic is a sacred language.Ĩ. The meaning of a word is interpreted using the tone in which it is spoken. It is the language of commerce and government. The Amharic language is one of the dominant languages in Ethiopia. AMHARIC - 18.7 million speakers in Africa This language can be identified by the clicking sounds that consonants make when words are vocalized.ĩ. It is one of South Africa’s eleven official languages and more than half of the population understands it.

If you happen to find yourself walking on a street in a South African city, the language that you are most likely to hear is the Zulu language. ZULU - More than 10 million speakers in Africa South Africa alone has 11 official languages and in Nigeria, the people speak over 250 languages! Most Common African Languages 10. In an African society, you will find that that the language taught in school and the language of trade are two different languages. The different ethnic groups on the continent speak over 1000 languages.

The African continent is one of the most culturally diverse places on the planet.
