Yussuf.net Quiz 50: language and religion

Questions

  1. What language is used in Islamic prayer across Africa?
  2. In what language was the Bible first translated in Ethiopia?
  3. What language is commonly used in Christian services in Nigeria?
  4. What is the language of the Quran?
  5. Which African Christian denomination uses Geʽez in its liturgy?
  6. What language do most Moroccan religious scholars use?
  7. In which language are traditional Yoruba religious chants performed?
  8. Which Afro-Asiatic language is associated with early Christianity?
  9. What language is used in traditional Igbo religious practices?
  10. In what language are Islamic texts often taught in Mali?

Answers

  1. Arabic
  2. Geʽez
  3. English, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa
  4. Arabic
  5. Ethiopian Orthodox Church
  6. Arabic
  7. Yoruba
  8. Coptic
  9. Igbo
  10. Arabic (and local languages like Bambara)