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*Shi language (700,000) | *Shi language (700,000) | ||
*Kongo language (Kiyombe) (670,000) | *Kongo language (Kiyombe) (670,000) | ||
'''Kenya''' | |||
:''Swahili and English are national languages'' | |||
*Gikuyu language (7 million) | |||
*Luhya language (5.4 million) | |||
*Kamba language (4 million) | |||
*Meru language (Kimeru) (2.7 million) | |||
*Gusii language (2 million) | |||
'''Lesotho''' | |||
*Sotho language (Sesotho) (1.8 million) | |||
*Zulu language (Isizulu) (300,000) | |||
'''Malawi''' | |||
*[[Chewa language|Chewa (Nyanja)]] (Chichewa) (7 million) | |||
*[[Tumbuka language|Tumbuka]] (1 million) | |||
*Yao language(1 million) | |||
'''Mozambique''' | |||
*Makhuwa language(3 million; 5.5 million all Makua ) | |||
*Tsonga language (Xitsonga) (1.7 million) | |||
*Ndau language (1.6 million) | |||
*Lomwe language (1.5 million) | |||
*Sena language (1.3 million) | |||
*Tswa language (1.2 million) | |||
*Chuwabu language (1.0 million) | |||
*Chopi language (800,000) | |||
*Ronga language (700,000) | |||
*Chewa language (Chichewa) (600,000) | |||
*Yao language (Chiyao) (500,000) | |||
*Nyungwe language (Cinyungwe/Nhungue)(400,000) | |||
*[[Tonga language|Tonga]] (400,000) | |||
*Makonde language (400,000) | |||
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'''Nigeria''' | |||
*Ejagham language (1,900,000, 60,000) | |||
*Ibibio language 50,000,230,000) | |||
*Efik language (30,000,350,000) | |||
*Tiv language (13,200,000) | |||
'''Namibia''' | |||
*Ovambo language (1 500,000) | |||
*Herero language (200,000) | |||
'''Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)''' | |||
*Kituba language (1.2+ million) [a Bantu creole] | |||
*Kongo language (Kikongo) (1.0 million) | |||
*Teke languages (500,000) | |||
*Kongo language (350,000) | |||
*Suundi language (120,000) | |||
*Mboshi language (110,000) | |||
*Lingala (100,000; ? L2 speakers) | |||
'''Rwanda''' | |||
*Kinyarwanda (Kinyarwanda) (10 - 12 million) | |||
'''South Africa''' | |||
*Zulu language (Isizulu) (10 million) | |||
*Xhosa language(Isixhosa) (8 million) | |||
*Sotho language(Sesotho) (4 million) | |||
*Northern Sotho language (Sepedi) (4 million) | |||
*Tswana language (Setswana) (3.5 million) | |||
*Tsonga language (Xitsonga) (2 million) | |||
*Swazi language (Siswati) (1 million) | |||
*Venda language (Tshivenda) (1 million) | |||
*Southern Ndebele language (Isindebele) | |||
'''Swaziland''' | |||
*Swati language (Siswati) (1 million) | |||
'''Tanzania''' | |||
:''Swahili is the national language'' | |||
*Sukuma language (5.5 million) | |||
*Gogo language (1.5 million) | |||
*Haya language (Kihaya) (1.3 million) | |||
*Chaga languages (Kichaga) (1.2+ million : 600,000 Mochi, 300,000+ Machame, 300,000+ Vunjo) | |||
*Nyamwezi language (1.0 million) | |||
*Makonde language (1.0 million) | |||
*Ha language (1.0 million) | |||
*Nyakyusa language (800,000) | |||
*Hehe language (800,000) | |||
*Luguru language (700,000) | |||
*Bena language (600,000) | |||
*Shambala language (650,000) | |||
*Turu language (600,000) | |||
'''Uganda''' | |||
*Luganda (Luganda) (7.5 million) | |||
*Nkore language (3.5 million : 2.3 million Nkore-Kiga language , 1.2 million Kiga language (Chiga)) | |||
*Soga language (Lusoga) (2 million) | |||
*Masaba language (Lumasaba) (1.1 million) | |||
*Nyoro language-Tooro language (1.1 million) | |||
*Kinyarwanda (Kinyarwanda) (750,000) | |||
*Konjo language (600,000) | |||
*Gwere language (400,000) | |||
'''Zambia''' | |||
*[[Bemba language|Bemba]] (3.3 million) | |||
*[[Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)|Tonga]] (1.0 million) | |||
*[[Chewa language|Chewa (Nyanja)]] (Chichewa) (800,000) | |||
*[[Lozi language|Lozi]] (Silozi) (600,000) | |||
*[[Lala-Bisa language|Lala-Bisa]] (600,000) | |||
*[[Nsenga language|Nsenga]] (550,000) | |||
*[[Tumbuka language|Tumbuka]] (Chitumbuka) (500,000) | |||
*[[Lunda language|Lunda]] (450,000) | |||
*[[Nyiha language|Nyiha]] (400,000+) | |||
*[[Mambwe-Lungu language|Mambwe-Lungu]] (400,000) | |||
'''Zimbabwe''' | |||
*Shona languages (15.4 million incl. Karanga, Zezuru, Korekore, Ndau, Manyika) | |||
*Northern Ndebele language (2 million) | |||
*[[Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)|Tonga]] | |||
*Venda language | |||
*Kalanga language | |||
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