Amharic:
The official language of Ethiopia, Amharic is spoken by approximately 22 million people.
Somali:
The official language of Somalia, Somali is also spoken in Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya, with about 16 million speakers.
Swahili:
Widely spoken in East Africa, particularly in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Swahili has over 100 million speakers.
Yoruba:
Spoken in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, with about 20 million speakers.
Zulu:
One of the official languages of South Africa, Zulu is spoken by approximately 12 million people.
Hausa:
Widely spoken in West Africa, particularly in Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, and Benin, Hausa has about 50 million speakers.
Igbo:
Spoken in Nigeria, Igbo has about 24 million speakers.
Oromo:
The most widely spoken language in Ethiopia, Oromo is also spoken in Kenya and Somalia, with about 35 million speakers.
Tigrinya:
Spoken in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, Tigrinya has about 7 million speakers.
Afrikaans:
Spoken in South Africa and Namibia, Afrikaans has about 7 million speakers.
Kinyarwanda:
The official language of Rwanda, Kinyarwanda is spoken by approximately 12 million people.
Xhosa:
One of the official languages of South Africa, Xhosa is spoken by approximately 8.2 million people.
Shona:
The most widely spoken language in Zimbabwe, Shona is spoken by about 14 million people.
Sesotho:
One of the official languages of South Africa, Sesotho is also the national language of Lesotho and is spoken by about 5.6 million people.
Luganda:
The major language of Uganda, Luganda is spoken by approximately 16 million people.
Wolof:
The most widely spoken language in Senegal, Wolof also has speakers in The Gambia and Mauritania, with about 7 million speakers.
Fulfulde:
Also known as Fula or Fulani, Fulfulde is spoken in many countries across West and Central Africa, with about 24 million speakers.
