African Language Family Distributions & Migration. Courtesy of ResearchGate All the Cultures & Languages in Africa With almost 160 different ethnic groups, Republic of Tanzania has evolved an exalted linguistic diversity among the countries of Africa – with all four substantial language families, ranging from Bantus, Cushitic and the Nilotic groups, to the minority Khoisan. Impressively, Tanzanians share strong feelings of national pride and coherence, with no political and economic dominance by any of these ethnic tribes. And while each group has its own language, nearly all its citizenry, 56 million in 2018, speak the state language of Kiswahili . The use of a single common language has fostered a model of how to manage cultural diversity and ethnicities in Africa Despite the small size of the long and narrowed Togo, spread over 56,785 km2 between Ghana and Benin in West Africa, it's a richly multilingual country which hosts 37 spoken languages in its dense population of 8.2 million (2019). The official language is French . Two indigenous languages were designated politically as national languages (in 1975): Kabiyé and Ewé . Minority languages include the Gen language, spoken widely in Southeast Togo and along the Maritime regions. Gbe language is also spoken in southern Togo. With a population of 11,565,204, and 70% of these residing in the urban areas, Tunisia has a more or less homogeneous ethnicality: About 98% Arab or Berber , 1% of European origin and 1% are from other backgrounds. Today, the Tunisian society is marked by a strong traditional culture while struggling with the acceptance of new practices. Carthage Festival, mostly music related, is the most visible and publicly backed event in Tunisia. The national language is Arabic . French is the second main national language. Tunisia is dominated by its buzzy capital city, Tunis. The other main cities are set along the coast, to include Bizerte, Sousse, Sfax, and Gabès. Uganda , in Central East Africa, and landlocked between Rwanda, Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya and the DRC, expands over 241,040 km2 with a 3,500 km shoreline along Lake Victoria. Her est. 43 million inhabitants fall into 56 different cultures and languages currently adopted around Uganda. Whilst English and Swahili are Uganda’s two official languages, Luganda is the most widely used language. It is mainly spoken by the famed Baganda group, who dwell in and around Kampala and most urban areas. The lesser Runyankore-Rukiga and Lusoga languages are spoken in the south-western and south-east areas of Uganda. Zambia , a landlocked nation in Southern Africa, surrounded by eight countries, covering 752 610 km2, has a population 18 million (2019). It has at least 73 cultural groups. The prevalent indigenous languages spoken are: Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, Lozi, Lunda, Kaonde and Luvale , to which almost 90% of Zambians belong to. There are numerous smaller indigenous language groups like: Lamba, Ila, Mambwe, Aushi, Lala, Lenje, Namwanga and Tumbuka, and so many others. Zimbabwe boasts 16 languages, viz: Chewa, Chibarwe, Ndau, English , Kalanga , Shangani , Khoisan , Nambya , Ndebelle , Shona, sign language , Sotho , Batonga , Xhosa , Tswana and Venda . The country's dominant languages are Shona, spoken by just about 70% of the population, and Ndebele, spoken by roughly 20%. English is the official state lingua-franca. The largest ethnic group, making up about 80% of the population, is Shona . They have a well established regional clan structure, with six disparate groups: Manyika, Ndau, Zezuru, Karanga, Korekore and the Rozvi Continue Reading… Cultural Diversity in Africa – All the Cultures and Languages in Africa Cultures & Languages in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, and Cameroon Cultures & Languages in Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, and Equatorial Guinea Cultures & Languages in Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, and Guinea Bissau Cultures & Languages in Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, and Mauritania Cultures & Languages in Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe Cultures & Languages in Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, and Swaziland Cultures & Languages in Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

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