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Top Eleven Languages Spoken in Africa

Guess the most common languages spoken in Africa. Don't expect to see English on this list as there are only about 6.5 million speakers continent-wide.
https://africa-facts.org/top-10-most-spoken-languages-in-africa/
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Last updated: January 13, 2020
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Countries
# of Speakers
Language
Gabon, Mauritius, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Sao Tome e Principe, Tunisia, Guinea, Seychelles, Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea...
430 million
French
Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Libya, Eritrea…
260 million
Arabic
Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
150 million
Swahili
Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ghana, Sudan, Togo
63 million
Hausa
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt
50 million
Oromo
Nigeria, Benin, Togo
40 million
Yoruba
Ethiopia
21 million
Amharic
Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
25 million
Igbo
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique
14.2 million
Shona
Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau...
14 million
Portuguese
South Africa
12 million
Zulu
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Jan 13, 2020
Has jetpunk moved Germany into Africa, then?
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Dec 5, 2022
English is spoken by around 130 million Africans, not 5 to 6 million. In Nigeria alone, there are upwards of 75 million English speakers. As there are so many different languages, it serves a lingua francs, as well as the official language of the state, even where it may not be the mother tongue.