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The following African countries have majority-Muslim populations.
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- the Gambia
- Guinea
- Libya
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Tunisia
- Western Sahara - Note that Western Sahara is currently controlled by Morocco
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AlgeriaArabic,
Berber languages, four dialects (by constitutional amendment) French AngolaPortuguese Narrow Bantu like Umbundu and other African languages. Benin French Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north). Botswana Setswana (national language with minor differences in dialects), English is the official business language and it is widely spoken in urban areas. Burkina Faso French Native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population. Burundi Kirundi, French Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area). CameroonEnglish, French 24 major African language groups. Cape Verde Portuguese Kabuverdianu (Crioulo) (a blend of Portuguese and West African words). Central African Republic French, Sangho (lingua franca and national language) Banda, Gbaya and other tribal languages. Chad French, Arabic Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects. Comoros Arabic, French Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic). Democratic Republic of the Congo French Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba. Congo, Republic of theFrench Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread). Côte d'Ivoire French 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken. DjiboutiFrench, Arabic Somali, Afar Egypt Arabic English and French widely understood by educated classes. Equatorial GuineaSpanish, French pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo. Eritrea Tigrinya (Tigrigna), Arabic, English Tigré (second major language), Afar, Bedawi, Kunama, other Cushitic languages. Ethiopia Amharic Tigrinya, Oromo, Gurage, Somali, Arabic, 80 other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools) Gabon French Bantu languages like Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi. Gambia, TheEnglish Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars. Ghana English African languages (including Akan, Adangme, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga) GuineaFrench (spoken by 15-20%) Eight national languages, Soussou (Susu, in coastal Guinea), Peulh (Fulani, in Northrn Guinea), Maninka (Upper Guinea), Kissi (Kissidougou Region), Toma and Guerze (Kpelle) in rain forest Guinea; plus various ethnic groups with their own language. Guinea-Bissau Portuguese Crioulo (a mixture of Portuguese and African), other African languages. KenyaEnglish, Kiswahili numerous indigenous languages. Lesotho Sesotho (southern Sotho), English Zulu, Xhosa. Liberia English 20% some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence. Libya Arabic Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities. Madagascar French, Malagasy MalawiEnglish, Nyanja (Chichewa, Chewa) Lomwe, Tumbuka, Yao, other languages important regionally. Mali French Bambara (Bamanakan), Arabic and numerous dialects of Dogoso, Fulfulde, Koyracini, Senoufou, and Mandinka/Malinké (Maninkakan), Tamasheq are also widely spoken. Mauritania Arabic Hassaniya Arabic, Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof, French Mauritius English, French Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri Morocco Arabic Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy. Mozambique Portuguese (spoken by 27% of population as a second language) Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, numerous other indigenous languages. Namibia English 7% Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama. Niger French Hausa, Djerma NigeriaEnglish Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, Ijaw, Ibibio and about 250 other indigenous languages spoken by the different ethnic groups. RéunionFrench Creole widely used Rwanda Rwanda (Kinyarwanda, Bantu vernacular) French, English Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers. Saint Helena English São Tomé and PrÃncipePortuguese Senegal French Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka Seychelles English, French Creole Sierra Leone English (regular use limited to literate minority) Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%) Somalia Somali Arabic, Italian, English South Africa 11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, Pedi, Sesotho (Sotho), siSwati (Swazi), Xitsonga (Tsonga), Tswana, Tshivenda (Venda), isiXhosa, isiZulu Sudan/South Sudan Arabic Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English. note: program of "Arabization" in process Swaziland English (government business conducted in English), siSwati Tanzania, United Republic of Kiswahili (Swahili), Kiunguju (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education) Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), Gogo, Haya, Makonde, Nyakyusa, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Tumbuka, many other local languages. Togo French (the language of commerce) Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north) Tunisia Arabic (and the languages of commerce) French (commerce) Uganda English (used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts) Ganda (Luganda; most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Acoli, Swahili, Arabic Western Sahara Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic Zambia English major vernaculars: Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages. Zimbabwe English Chishona (Shona), Sindebele (Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects like: Sotho and Nambya, Shangani, Venda, Chewa, Nyanja, and Tonga.
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∙ 6y agoThe Arabs moved into North Africa around 1000 years ago, and Arabic is spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and the Sudan.
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