Angola Guide: Language

Learning a foreign language is difficult for everyone - but it becomes a lot easier if you do it in an efficient way. Read our guide on language schools, courses and books, language exchanges and tricks to get the language basics.

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  Languages in Angola

  A multilingual and multicultural country

  Angola, as in most countries in Africa, has several national languages. Six Bantu languages are national languages and Portuguese remains the only official language.

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  Writing Bantu languages

  Alphabetisation of the national languages in Angola

  Originally missionaries, and subsequently linguists, have tried to organise the grammar and morphology of local languages. Giving them a writing system meant they could, in the beginning, receive the word of God, and then write, read and preserve these languages.

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  Learning the local languages

  Portuguese and Bantu languages in Angola

  If you want to communicate with locals and enjoy Angolan life to the maximum, you should learn at least Portuguese but, depending on where you live, the local language could be a good option too.

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