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| Africa |
Africa is one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth. These areas of land are called continents. Africa is the second largest continent on our planet. Only Asia is bigger than Africa. Africa is made up of more than fifty different countries, and people speak many different languages in these countries. Some of the languages are Swahili, Hausa, and Arabic. |
| Swahili |
Swahili is one of the important languages of the world. It is spoken mostly in countries of east and central Africa. Because Africa has many, many languages, Swahili is often used as a way for people from different language backgrounds to talk with each other. |
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