African Tongues
This Bantu language is widely spoken in Kenya and Tanzania and has become a lingua franca of East Africa.
Swahili
Haiti’s second official language besides French
What is Haitian Creole
The most widely spoken language in South America
Portuguese
The African island nation where Seychellois Creole—a French-based creole—is the most widely spoken language
Mholweni!
Xhosa (South Africa)
The Afro-Asiatic language of Ethiopia known for its unique Ge‘ez script.
Amharic
Jamaica’s everyday patois blends English with West African languages
Jamaican patois
The only country in Asia where Spanish is an official language.
Philipines
The African language that gave English the words “gumbo” and “okra.
What is Bantu (via Kikongo)
N’ap boule!
What is Haitian Creole
Nigeria is home to this language group that includes Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa.
Niger–Congo
he indigenous language once widely spoken across the Greater Antilles
Europe’s most spoken first language
Russian
This ancient North African language, still spoken today, is related to Hebrew and Arabic.
Berber (Amazigh)
Shikamoo!
Swahili
This click-rich language family is spoken by the San people of southern Africa
Khoisan languages
The Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao is known for this creole mixing Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, and African languages.
The indigenous language family with the most speakers in North America
Algonquian
The Caribbean language that blends French vocabulary with West African grammar and is spoken in St. Lucia and Dominica
Antillean Creole (Kwéyòl)
E kaaro!
Yoruba (Nigeria)
The official language of Madagascar, with both Bantu and Austronesian roots.
Malagasy
This English-based creole is spoken in Suriname and Guyana.
Australia’s First Nations people speak hundreds of languages, but this is the largest language family there.
Pama-Nyungan
This Ethiopian language, written in the Ge‘ez script, was the first in Africa to produce a full Bible translation
Ge‘ez
Sa ka fet!
Dominican Creole French