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The Tigre and Tigrinya Languages: What Is The Difference?

In Eritrea, there is no official language, but there are a total of nine languages recognised in the country, with Tigrinya, Arabic and Tigre being the most prominent dialects in the region. The working languages of Eritrea comprise of Italian, Tigrinya, English, and...

Lingala: How It Became One Of Four Recognised Languages Within the Democratic Republic of Congo

Deriving from the Niger-Congo family, the Lingala is a Bantu language spoken throughout Democratic Republic and Republic of Congo. As well as these regions, it is known to be spoken in Angola and Southern South Sudan. Lingala is one of the four main languages spoken...

Languages of Mauritania

The sovereign state of Mauritania lies within Northwest Africa. With a strong cultural history and a population of 4.4 million, a wide variation of languages is spoken throughout the region; including larger official languages, smaller regional languages and dialects...

Swahili: A Guide to This Fascinating Language

Swahili is an extremely extensive language, in order to understand it further, we have put together a guide to aid your understanding. Swahili is a language native to the Swahili people and part of the Bantu language family. Where is Swahili spoken? Spanning across a...
The Hausa Language

The Hausa Language

The Hausa Language is vital to the west and central African language system, being the lingua franca within these...

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The Shona Language

The Shona Language

The Shona Language (Written by Shannon Walker) Shona is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages. Part of the...

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