ABSTRACT

Bemba Zambian/Zimbabwean copperbelt Ewe Ghana Ewondo In and around Yaoundé, in Cameroon Hausa Northern Nigeria and as a lingua franca among many West African Muslims Igbo Southern Nigeria Lamso Southwest Cameroon, in the region of Kumbo Mandingo Gambia and Senegal and as an auxiliary language in neighbouring areas of West Africa Motu In the neighbourhood of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea Ngbandi Central African Republic Twi Ghana Wolof Gambia and Senegal Yoruba Western Nigeria Zulu South Africa