There are eleven official languages of South Africa, but which other African country has sixteen of them?

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There are eleven official languages of South Africa, but which other African country has sixteen of them?

Question #148566. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated Jul 17 2021.
Originally posted Jul 16 2021 3:01 PM.

Sankara92
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The Republic of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution ensures that no fewer than 16 languages enjoy special status. This also means that the Zimbabwe holds the Guinness World Record for the country with the largest number of official languages.

Here they are, in no particular order:

Chewa(or Chichewa), Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, isiNdebele(Ndebele), Shangani, Shona, sign language(Zimbabwean and American), Sotho(SeSotho), Tonga, SeTswana, Venda(Tshivenda), and Xhosa(or isiXhosa).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Zimbabwe

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Jul 16 2021, 3:42 PM

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If this means that all official documents have to be printed in all sixteen languages, no wonder the economy is in a poor state!

Jul 17 2021, 3:28 AM