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Languages Spoken in Zambia

Official: English

Zambia has a population of 20.8 million and is a linguistically diverse country, with 11 languages meeting our inclusion threshold. English serves as the official language. Of the languages spoken in Zambia, 2 are supported by LEXIGO's professional translation services.

20.8M
Population
11
Languages
2
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Languages spoken in Zambia

Bemba
Latin script
34%
CLDR
Nyanja
Latin script
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19%
CLDR
English Official
English Braille, English alphabet
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16%
CLDR
Tonga [Zambia]
Latin script
11%
CLDR
Lozi
Latin script, Zambian Braille
6%
CLDR
Nsenga
Latin script
3%
CLDR
Lala-Bisa
3%
CLDR
Tumbuka
Latin script
3%
CLDR
Kaonde
2%
CLDR
Lunda
Latin script
2%
CLDR
Luvale
2%
CLDR
Data sources
Unicode CLDR (population percentages)
CIA World Factbook (official languages)
Wikidata (language families, scripts)
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