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Namibia

Namibia is home to 35 languages, spoken across Southern Africa. Explore them on the map or in the full list below.

Capital Windhoek

Nationality Namibian

Currency Namibian Dollar (NAD)

Languages 35

Independence Mar 21, 1990

31 active 4 endangered 0 extinct

Where the languages are spoken

Each bubble marks where a language is centred in Namibia; its size reflects how many people speak it there. Click a bubble for the source.

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All languages in Namibia

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