What languages are spoken in Zambia?

Answer 1

The main language in Zambia is English. The main African languages are Bemba, Tonga and Nyanja, although many others are spoken locally, depending on where the people come from. Many of the people living there now have come from other areas around Zambia. When I lived there the common languages on the Copperbelt were Bemba and Xhosa, ( there were many Zulu workers.) In the far north Swahili was more common. Along the southern border, Mashona is very common.

Answer
English is the official language of Zambia, so its government, business, and education dealings are all communicated in English. However, English is not commonly spoken as the main language outside of the urban centers. Zambia has many ethnic tribal groups, so there are many languages, and each individual region of the country has its own predominant ethnic language or languages.
Zambia's national language is English!
English is the official language, and approximately 75 African languages and dialects are spoken, including Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, and Tonga.
English
English is the official language of Zambia. They also have almost 80 other regional languages.
Official =English,Bemba 36%, other regional languages like Nyenga, ChyTong & lozi.

In total about 43 languages are spoken in Zambia.
English is the most spoken, with Bemba a close second.
The estimated number is 72 with 13 dialects counting as languages making the total 85
Zambia's official language (the one which is recognised everywhere) is English; but ciLunda, ciNyanja, ciLuvale, siLozi, iciBemba, ciTonga and kiKaonde are also recognised as official languages in their home area.

When a language has no standard form it is difficult to say with certainty what is a different language, and what is only a dialect of a language known by some other name. Zambia has at least 65 distinct languages, and may have over 300 (depending on your definition of 'language').
Bemba, Nyanja, Luvale Tonga and Kaonde are spoken by people in Zambia.
The official language is English. Other recognised languages are Nyanja, Bembe and Lunda. Regional languages include Tongi, Lozi, Lovale, Kaonde and Chichewe

Answer 2

Portuguese is the current official language but there are many African languages spoken in various parts of the country (Shona, Shangana, Nyungwe, etc). The link is to a map giving the various tribes of Mozambique, most of which have their own dialect.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/mozambique_ethnic_1973.jpg

Some English is spoken in the main cities and along the transport corridors from the Mozambican ports to its landlocked neighbours (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, etc).
Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique.
Portugese
Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique
The majority (about 40%) speak Portuguese as their first language. Five other languages are spoken including Swahili, and Bantu.
The official language of Mozambique is Portuguese.

The official language of Mozambique is Portuguese.
Official language is Portugese, others are Swahili, Senna and Makhuwa
based on mapsofworld.com

portugese
"Emakhuwa 25.3%, Portuguese (official) 10.7%, Xichangana 10.3%, Cisena 7.5%, Elomwe 7%, Echuwabo 5.1%, other Mozambican languages 30.1%, other 4%"

Source, CIA World Factbook.

The official language of the country is portugese.
Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique.

there is 5 languages.

Answer 3

The 1 official language of Zambia is English.

English is only spoken as a first language by 2% of the population; however, it is the most common second language throughout the country, and is used in education and business, spoken by nearly everyone.

The main local languages are Bemba and Nyanja, but both are minority languages.

Here is a list of locally recognized languages.

1. 33.5% Bemba
   
2. 14.8% Nyanja
   
3. 11.4% Tonga
   
4. 5.5% Lozi
   
5. 4.5% Chewa
   
6. 3.0% Nsenga
   
7. 2.6% Tumbuka
   
8. 1.9% Lunda
   
9. 1.9% Kaonde
   
10. 1.8% Lala
    
11. 1.8% Lamba
    
12. 1.7% English
    
13. 1.5% Luvale
    
14. 1.3% Mambwe
    
15. 1.2% Lenje
    
16. 1.2% Namwanga
    
17. 1.0% Bisa
    
18. 0.9% Ushi
    
19. 0.7% Ila
    
20. 0.7% Mbunda
    
21. 0.7% Ngoni
    
22. 0.7% Senga
    
23. 0.6% Lungu
    
24. 0.5% Toka-Leya
    
25. 4.7% Others
    

Here is a list of all 89 languages spoken in Zambia (there may be some duplicates on this list because some languages may have more than one name:

1. Ambo
   
2. Afrikaans
3. Aushi
4. Bemba
5. Bisa
6. Bwile
7. Chewa
8. Chikunda
9. Chokwe
10. Cishinga
11. English
12. Fanagalo
13. Gova
14. Ila
15. Iwa
16. Kabende
17. Kaonde
18. Khwe
19. Kosa
20. Kuhane
21. Kunda
22. Kundai
23. Kwandi
24. Kwandu
25. Kwangwa
26. Lala
27. Lala-Bisa
28. Lamba
29. Lambya
30. Lenje
31. Leya
32. Lima
33. Liyuwa
34. Lozi
35. Luanoď
36. Luchazi
37. Lumbu
38. Lunda
39. Lundwe
40. Lungu
41. Luunda
42. Luvale
43. Luyana
44. Makoma
45. Mambwe
46. Mambwe-Lungu
47. Mashasha
48. Mashi
49. Mbowe
50. Mbukushu
51. Mbumi
52. Mbunda
53. Mbwela
54. Mukulu
55. Mulonga
56. namwanga
57. Ndembu
58. Ng'umbo
59. Nkoya
60. Nsenga
61. Nyamwanga
62. Nyanja
63. Nyengo
64. Nyiha
65. Sala
66. Seba
67. Senga
68. Settla
69. Shanjo
70. Shila
71. Shona
72. Simaa
73. Soli
74. Subiya
75. Swaka
76. Taabwa
77. Tabwa
78. Tambo
79. Toka
80. Tonga
81. Totela
82. Tumbuka
83. Twa
84. Unga
85. Wandya
86. Yao
87. Yauma
88. Yombe
89. Zambian Sign Language

Zambian Sign Language is a sign language used by the Deaf community in Zambia. It is under-researched, but we know it is taught in some special schools and interpreters appear on some television programmes.

Answer 4

There are 16 Official languages in Zimbabwe:

1. Chewa
   
2. Chibarwe
   
3. English
   
4. Kalanga
   
5. "Koisan" (presumably Tsoa)
6. Nambya
   
7. Ndau
   
8. Ndebele
   
9. Shangani
   
10. Shona
    
11. "sign language" (the constitution doesn't specify which sign language is official)
    
12. Sotho
    
13. Tonga
    
14. Tswana
    
15. Venda
    
16. Xhosa
    

There are 3 National Languages

The most widely spoken languages in the country are:

1. English
   
2. Shona
   
3. Ndebele
   

Approximately 70% of the population is Shona speaking and speaks Shona as their first language, but in general, statistics are unknown because as of 2017, Zimbabwe has never conducted any kind of census.

Sign Language

Several Zimbabwean sign languages developed independently among deaf students in different Zimbabwean schools for the deaf starting in the 1940s. It is not clear how many languages they are, as little research has been done; Masvingo School Sign is known to be different from that of other schools, but each school apparently has a separate sign language, and these are different from the community language or languages used outside of the schools.

American Sign Language is reported to be used, but it is not clear to what extent.

Answer 5

There are 16 Official languages in Zimbabwe:

1. Chewa
   
2. Chibarwe
   
3. English
   
4. Kalanga
   
5. "Koisan" (presumably Tsoa)
6. Nambya
   
7. Ndau
   
8. Ndebele
   
9. Shangani
   
10. Shona
    
11. "sign language" (the constitution doesn't specify which sign language is official)
    
12. Sotho
    
13. Tonga
    
14. Tswana
    
15. Venda
    
16. Xhosa
    

Shona is the most widely spoken language.

Sign Language

Several Zimbabwean sign languages developed independently among deaf students in different Zimbabwean schools for the deaf starting in the 1940s. It is not clear how many languages they are, as little research has been done; Masvingo School Sign is known to be different from that of other schools, but each school apparently has a separate sign language, and these are different from the community language or languages used outside of the schools.

American Sign Language is reported to be used, but it is not clear to what extent.

Answer 6

The 1 official language of Mozambique is Portuguese, and it is also the most widely spoken language.

About 50% of the population speak Portuguese (80% of city dwellers).

Here is a list of major languages and indigenous languages spoken in Mozambique.

1. Swahili
2. Makhuwa
3. Sena
4. Ndau
5. Shangaan (Tsonga)
6. Lomwe
7. Makonde
8. Chopi
9. Chuwabu
10. Ronga
11. Kimwani
12. Zulu
13. Tswa
14. Mozambican Sign Language.
    

There are also small communities of Arabs, Chinese, and Indians (primarily the Gujarati language) that speak their own languages (Indians from Portuguese India speak any of the Portuguese Creoles of their origin) aside from Portuguese as their second language.

Answer 7

The main language in Zambia is English. The main African languages are Bemba, Tonga and Nyanja, although many others are spoken locally, depending on where the people come from. Many of the people living there now have come from other areas around Zambia.When I lived there the common languages on the Copperbelt were Bemba and Xhosa, ( there were many Zulu workers.) In the far north Swahili was more common. Along the southern border, Mashona is very common.

Answer 8

The official languages of Zimbabwe are English, Shona, and Sindebele.

Shona and Sindebele are languages of the Bantu family, along with Venda, Tonga, Shangaan, Kalanga, Sotho, Ndau and Nambya.

Shona, Ndebele and English

English is the official language, with Shona and Ndebele as recognised regional languages. Additionally, some other dialects may be found, and there will some knowledge of Afrikaans in border regions.

Shona (or chiShona) is spoken by the majority as a first language, but estimates vary on the percentage of Shona speakers. Ndebele (or SiNdebele) is probably spoken by more or less a fifth of the population. English is mostly the language of official business and is widely understood.

English is the official language, with Shona and Ndebele as recognised regional languages. Additionally, some other dialects may be found, and there will some knowledge of Afrikaans in border regions.
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they speak many languages English ,shona, sindebele
English is the official language in Zimbabwe. Widely spoken native languages are Shona and Ndebele. There are also parts of Zimbabwe that speak Tonga, Venda and Tshangane. These are minority societies.
The main languages are Shona and Ndebele
EnglishRecognised regional languagesShona, Ndebele
Zimbabwe's first language is English, as it was a British conoly.

The native language is Shona of bantu language, the Ndebele which was bought into it by the Zulu people.

English is the first language.
English,Shona and Ndebele.
English, Shona and Ndebele are the official languages.
shona
English is the official language in zimbabwe.
English, Ndebele and Shona
The official Zimbabwe languages are Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu and sign language. English is mostly solely used in all business private and government. Shona which is the main language spoken in Northern Zimbabwe is mostly used informally. Shona has variants(dialects) which include but not limited to Manyika, Ndau and Zezuru. Altogether over 10 million people speak Shona as compared to about 3-4 million Ndebele speakers.
It depends on what you mean by a main language.

The 3 official languages are English, Shona, and Ndebele. Shona has the largest number of speakers, but English is the most widely spoken.
The official languages of Zimbabwe are English, Shona, a Bantu language spoken by the Shona people, and Ndebele, another Bantu language spoken by the Ndebele and Matabele people of Zimbabwe.
shona
English is the main & official language.
Shona & Ndebele second.
The three official languages of Zimbabwe are Shona, Ndebele, and English.

Answer 9

English is the official language. But most people of Zambia speak a form of Bantu. There are 72 different dialects of Bantu.

Answer 10

Most Zambians speak English, Bemba , and Tonga.