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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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Malagasy

Language; World languages

Malagasy is the official language of Madagascar. It is a member of the Austronesian language family, and of this, the Malayo-Polynesian branch. Malagasy speakers reside primarily ...

Chichewa

Language; World languages

Chichewa and English are the official languages of Malawi. Chichewa is a Bantu language spoken by approximately 8 million people in Malawi as well as in Zambia, Mozambique, and ...

Ndebele

Language; World languages

Ndebele is one of eleven officially recognized languages of South Africa. It is a Southeastern Bantu language, spoken by approximately 2 million people. Interestingly enough, the ...

Tsonga

Language; World languages

Tsonga is an official Bantu language of South Africa, spoken by approximately 3 million people. This language is native to a group of people often known as the Shangaan. ...

Shona

Language; World languages

Shona is the official language of Zimbabwe, spoken by approximately 80 percent of the population. This language is also spoken in Botswana, Mozambique, and Zambia. Shona, a member ...

Setswana

Language; World languages

Setswana is an official language in Botswana and South Africa. This Bantu language goes by many other names including Tswana, Chuana, Sechuana, Beetjuans, Coana, and Cuana. ...

Kirundi

Language; World languages

Kirundi is the official language of Burundi. It is a Bantu language and is very closely related to Kinyarwanda, the official language of Burundi’s neighbor on the north, Rwanda. ...