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Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by staetic: 4:51pm On Jan 26, 2021
Top 10 most spoken native languages in Africa.

1. Arabic—150 million speakers
2. Swahili—140 million speakers
3. Hausa—130 million speakers
4. Fulani—80 million speakers
5. Yoruba—50 million speakers
6. Igbo—40 million speakers
7. Berber—32 million speakers
8. Zulu—28 million speakers
9. Amharic—26 million speakers
10. Oromo—25 million speakers

© Africa Facts
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by WoundedLamb: 5:09pm On Jan 26, 2021
Nice one.

What does native mean in this context? Is Arabic really native to Africa?

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:14pm On Jan 26, 2021
Lies everywhere grin
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by engrfcuksmtin(m): 5:17pm On Jan 26, 2021
EdoDefence:
Lies everywhere grin

11. Edo (Benin): 500,000 grin

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by kilonshele101(m): 5:18pm On Jan 26, 2021
WoundedLamb:
Nice one.

What does native mean in this context? Is Arabic really native to Africa?


Arabic is a native language in all those northern africa countries

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:19pm On Jan 26, 2021
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engrfcuksmtin:
11. Edo (Benin): 500,000 grin
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1st stage of madness cheesy grin

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by ThatFairGuy1: 5:20pm On Jan 26, 2021
Who compiled these nonsense? In Nigeria alone, what's the population of Yorubas that we have 50milliom speakers in Africa?

Not to talk of other African countries, Cuba and Brazil
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by ThatFairGuy1: 5:21pm On Jan 26, 2021
EdoDefence:
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1st stage of madness cheesy grin
Benin is part of Biafra land. Nnamdi Kanu just clarified cool

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:23pm On Jan 26, 2021
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ThatFairGuy1:

Benin is part of Biafra land. Nnamdi Kanu just clarified cool
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I love it when you lots wail grin

You want it but ain't getting it that gives me joy

Your 5 states grouped together ain't up to Edo State in land mass grin

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by WoundedLamb: 5:24pm On Jan 26, 2021
kilonshele101:



Arabic is a native language in all those northern africa countries

Interesting. Thanks.

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Nobody: 5:27pm On Jan 26, 2021
WoundedLamb:
Nice one.

What does native mean in this context? Is Arabic really native to Africa?
Yes!
With Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, some part of Niger Republic, Some part of Mali speqk Arabic and they're all African.
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Iamgrey5(m): 5:28pm On Jan 26, 2021
ThatFairGuy1:
Who compiled these nonsense? In Nigeria alone, what's the population of Yorubas that we have 50milliom speakers in Africa?

Not to talk of other African countries, Cuba and Brazil
The list is likely right

He said in Africa and outside Nigeria, all those other Africa countries we can find Yoruba don't have big population.
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by ThatFairGuy1: 5:31pm On Jan 26, 2021
Iamgrey5:
The list is likely right

He said in Africa and outside Nigeria, all those other Africa countries we can find Yoruba don't have big population.
Even as that, in Nigeria alone, are Yorubas not more than 50m?
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Akudaisi: 5:32pm On Jan 26, 2021
WoundedLamb:
Nice one.

What does native mean in this context? Is Arabic really native to Africa?
yes Arabic is an Afro Asiatic language
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by 9jakool: 5:32pm On Jan 26, 2021
The population of Fulani speaker is clearly inflated. Half of Nigerian Fulanis can't even speak Fulfulde.

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by ThatFairGuy1: 5:34pm On Jan 26, 2021
EdoDefence:
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I love it when you lots wail grin
You want it but ain't getting it that gives me joy
Your 5 states grouped together ain't up to Edo State in land mass grin
You mean our 5 States put together is inconsequential 5%er? That's incredible

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Sammy07: 5:38pm On Jan 26, 2021
EdoDefence:
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1st stage of madness cheesy grin

Benin can't be more than 2M

Because the whole Edo Is around 5 million in population
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:39pm On Jan 26, 2021
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ThatFairGuy1:

You mean our 5 States put together is inconsequential 5%er?
That's incredible
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1st stage of madness grin
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:43pm On Jan 26, 2021
Sammy07:


Benin can't be more than 2M

Because the whole Edo Is around 5 million in population

1st of all bro, I never said Benin was any number of population, but those digits above is false. You don't even know wether am From Benin or Benin Esan or Benin Afemais?

2nd Benin is Benin, Esans are Benins Afemais are Benins. Lemme ask you this will you deny your child cos he speaks French?

3rd what census did you carry to ascertain Benin population

4th In Yoruba there are different languages yet you all say Yoruba so don't try to divide us, you don't hear us say Ijebus and Ijesa.

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by AyarmBoye(m): 5:43pm On Jan 26, 2021
Swahili is one sexy language..... damn....... I must learn it
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Sammy07: 5:46pm On Jan 26, 2021
EdoDefence:


1st of all bro, I never said Benin was any number of population, but those digits above is false

2nd Benin is Benin, Esans are Benins Afemais are Benins. Lemme ask you this will you deny your child cos he speaks French?

3rd what census did you carry to ascertain Benin population

1. Okay

2. First time of hearing that, because I learnt Eshan and Benin no gree before.I can't deny my child cos he speaks French

3. 2014 Estimation
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Sammy07: 5:48pm On Jan 26, 2021
staetic:
Top 10 most spoken native languages in Africa.

1. Arabic—150 million speakers
2. Swahili—140 million speakers
3. Hausa—130 million speakers
4. Fulani—80 million speakers
5. Yoruba—50 million speakers
6. Igbo—40 million speakers
7. Berber—32 million speakers
8. Zulu—28 million speakers
9. Amharic—26 million speakers
10. Oromo—25 million speakers

© Africa Facts

This figure is false because Yorubas in Nigeria are more than that
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by ThatFairGuy1: 5:48pm On Jan 26, 2021
Sammy07:


Benin can't be more than 2M

Because the whole Edo Is around 5 million in population
Benin is not up to 2 million.
The biggest ethnic group in Edo is Esan followed by Afemai.
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EdoDefence:


1st of all bro, I never said Benin was any number of population, but those digits above is false. You don't even know wether am From Benin or Benin Esan or Benin Afemais?

2nd Benin is Benin, Esans are Benins Afemais are Benins. Lemme ask you this will you deny your child cos he speaks French?

3rd what census did you carry to ascertain Benin population

4th In Yoruba there are different languages yet you all say Yoruba so don't try to divide us, you don't hear us say Ijebus and Ijesa.
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What are you smoking lately? Go to Uromi and Auchi and vomit this nonsense if they won't roast you
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:49pm On Jan 26, 2021
Sammy07:


1. Okay

2. First time of hearing that, because I learnt Eshan and Benin no gree before.I can't deny my child cos he speaks French

3. 2014 Estimation

2. Do you listen to those paid to scatter Yoruba people? I guess your answer is No. In reality an Esan is as Benin as a Benin man.

3. An estimation? Lol bro estimations are not facts
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Sammy07: 5:49pm On Jan 26, 2021
ThatFairGuy1:

Benin is not up to 2 million.
The biggest ethnic group in Edo is Esan followed by Afemai.
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What are you smoking lately? Go to Uromi and Auchi and vomit this nonsense if they won't roast you

Esan populated more than Benin?
Benin have populations oo
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:51pm On Jan 26, 2021
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ThatFairGuy1:

Benin is not up to 2 million.
The biggest ethnic group in Edo is Esan followed by Afemai.



What are you smoking lately? Go to Uromi and Auchi and vomit this nonsense if they won't roast you
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1st stage of madness cheesy
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by ThatFairGuy1: 5:51pm On Jan 26, 2021
Sammy07:


Esan populated more than Benin?
Benin have populations oo
Esan people dominated the southern Part of Edo, they have more population than Bini people
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Sammy07: 5:51pm On Jan 26, 2021
EdoDefence:


2. Do you listen to those paid to scatter Yoruba people? I guess your answer is No. In reality an Esan is as Benin as a Benin man.

3. An estimation? Lol bro estimations are not facts

2. Well, I'm not Esan, can't speak for them.

3. There is no real accurate of correct populations anywhere in the world.

But its alright.

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:52pm On Jan 26, 2021
ThatFairGuy1:

Esan people dominated the southern Part of Edo, they have more population than Bini people

Igala and Ijaws dominate most part of the east

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Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by Sammy07: 5:53pm On Jan 26, 2021
ThatFairGuy1:

Esan people dominated the southern Part of Edo, they have more population than Bini people

Hehe.
Is okay oo
Re: Top 10 Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa by EdoDefence: 5:54pm On Jan 26, 2021
Sammy07:


2. Well, I'm not Esan, can't speak for them.

3. There is no real accurate of correct populations anywhere in the world.

But its alright.

Yeah bro, by the way I love what Sunday Igboho is doing. You lots should support him let it not be like how we southerners usually betray those fighting for us

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