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Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia and is spoken by over 32 million people as a first language and 25 million as a second language.
Zulu, or isiZulu, is widely spoken in South Africa with over 12 million first-language speakers and 16 million people who speak it as a second language.
Here are the ten most spoken languages in Africa based on the number of speakers and their geographical spread: Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is widely spoken throughout East Africa and serves as a lingua franca in several countries including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hausa is one of the major languages of West Africa, particularly in Nigeria and Niger, with about 50 million native speakers and another 20 million who use it as a second language.
It is also the official language of several African countries and is spoken by over 100 million people.
IsiXhosa is another of South Africa’s 11 official languages, predominantly spoken in the Eastern Cape Province.
It is one of the official languages of Nigeria and is spoken predominantly in the southeastern part of the country.
Somali is the official language of Somalia and is also spoken in parts of Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
Arabic is the most widely spoken language in North Africa, prevalent in countries such as Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, and Sudan..
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