When Tanzania became independent in the 1960s,there were some 120 mutually unintelligible languages spoken there.How did Tanzania address this challenge?
A) They outlawed all tribal languages and chose to speak French instead,
B) They adopted Swahili as a neutral official language for everyone.
C) They mandated the language of the majority of their citizens to be their national language.
D) They declared no official language and instead encouraged people to become multilingual.
E) They selected two national languages as a way of accommodating many citizens.
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