What are the Most Spoken Languages in Zimbabwe by Percentage

Languages Spoken in Zimbabwe

According to Wikipedia data, since the adoption of its 2013 Constitution, Zimbabwe has had 16 official languages: Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Sign Language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa.

Most Spoken Languages in Zimbabwe by Percentage

Zimbabwe's main language is Shona, spoken by over 70% of the population. Approximately 20% of the population speaks Ndebele, while English is used in government and business and is the primary medium of instruction in schools. However, before independence in 1980, English had been the official language of Zimbabwe's predecessors since the onset of white rule in the region.

• Shona (70%)
• Ndebele (20%)

List of Official Languages of Zimbabwe

1. Chewa (A Bantu language spoken in Malawi and a recognized minority in Zambia and Mozambique)
2. Chibarwe (Spoken in the four provinces of central Mozambique: Tete, Sofala, Zambezia, and Manica)
3. English (A West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family)
4. Kalanga (Kalanga or TjiKalanga, spoken by the Kalanga people in Botswana and Zimbabwe)
5. Koisan (Tsoa, Tshwa or Tshuwau, also known as Kua and Hiechware, is an East Kalahari Khoe dialect cluster spoken by several thousand people in Botswana and Zimbabwe)
6. Nambya (Spoken by the Nambya people)
7. Ndau (Spoken by 1,400,000 people)
8. Ndebele (Spoken by the Northern Ndebele people which belongs to the Nguni group of languages)
9. Shangani (Spoken by the Tsonga people of South Africa)
10. Shona (Spoken by the Shona people of Zimbabwe)
11. Sign Language (Use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words)
12. Sotho (Spoken in Lesotho, and South Africa where it is an official language)
13. Tonga (Spoken by the Tonga people)
14. Tswana (Spoken by about 8.2 million people)
15. Venda (Official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe)
16. Xhosa (Official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe)