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Guess the African Languages on the Map

Can you name the 13 African languages, using the map, a sample of the language and the number of speakers as clues?
Including one extinct language, and one constructed standardized iteration of existing languages
Quiz by Jiaozira
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Last updated: December 16, 2020
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First submittedDecember 15, 2020
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L1
Sample
Language
7.2 mil
Alle menslike
wesens word vry
Afrikaans
22 mil
የሰው፡ልጅ፡ሁሉ፡
ሲወለድ፡ነጻና፡በክ
ብርና፡በመ
Amharic
extinct
ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲟⲥⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
ⲉⲩϣⲏϣ ⲉ
ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
Coptic
80 mil
Su dai yan-adam,
ana haifuwarsu
ne duka yantattu
Hausa
15 mil
Bato nyonso na
mbotama bazali nzomi
Lingala
25 mil
Teraka afaka sy
mitovy zo sy
fahamendrehana
Malagasy
16 mil
Aadanaha dhammaantiis
wuxuu dhashaa
isagoo
Somali
 
L1
Sample
Language
-
ⵉⵎⴷⴰⵏⴻⵏ, ⴰⴽⴽⴻⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ
ⵜⵜⵍⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⴷ
Standard Tamazight
>2.0 mil
Watu wote wamezaliwa huru
Swahili
11 mil
Vanhu vese
vanoberekwa
vakasununguka
Shona
5.4 mil
Doomi aadama
yépp danuy juddu
Wolof
8.2 mil
Bonke abantu
bazalwa bekhululekile belingana ngesidima
Xhosa
50 mil
Gbogbo ènìyàn ni
a bí ní òmìnira
Yoruba
Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Dec 15, 2020
Data on L2 speakers of many African languages is hard to find. Transparent areas show the spread of second language speakers (Swahili is mostly a lingua franca between ethnic groups who speak other languages, for example). Standard Tamazight is a standardized version of several different Berber languages in Morocco, including Central Atlas Tamazight, Riffan, and Shilha (all of these work as type-ins), and Standard Tamazight is still in the midst of being developed. Berber languages have been suppressed by the Kingdom of Morocco until very recently, therefore the project was only allowed to commence in the last decade or so.
Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Dec 15, 2020
I created the flag symbols myself, as I've seen flag-circle symbols used to represent different languages and I liked the aesthetic. I might colour-code the languages by language-family in a future update, but I'm not decided yet.
peardestroyer
+4
Level 56
Dec 15, 2020
Great! Make more!
Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Dec 15, 2020
Thanks, I can assure you that is the plan :)
KingEureka
+5
Level 62
Dec 15, 2020
Great quiz! You could also make the area of the map light up, when the yellow box is selected on a particular answer.
Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Dec 15, 2020
Thank you! I will look into it, I've never used that mechanic on a quiz before but I feel it would be quite helpful.
Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Dec 15, 2020
I'm not sure I can make the change unless I had previously copied a quiz of that nature. It's a little unfortunate, I'm sure it would help people to guess Swahili (or Coptic or Tamazight should the characters not show on certain computers).
KingEureka
+3
Level 62
Dec 16, 2020

I think this should work 

<style> .svg-highlight {fill: #HEX!important;}

</style>

Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Dec 16, 2020
Ah yes, I didn't think about adding it in the style. I will give it a try, thank you one more :)
Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Dec 16, 2020
The changes are implemented, many thanks!
NV1
+3
Level 51
Dec 15, 2020
Fantastic!
Jiaozira
+1
Level 70
Dec 15, 2020
Thank you!
NV1
+1
Level 51
Dec 15, 2020
Also, could you accept Berber for Tamazight?
Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Dec 15, 2020
Yes, Berber is already accepted (Standard Tamazight is a genuine mess of type-ins)
isavollhardt
+2
Level 47
Feb 19, 2022
what an amazing quiz!!! love it
Jiaozira
+1
Level 70
Feb 19, 2022
Cheers, thank you for playing :D
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