Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah. Image via Twitter @Trevornoah

How many languages does Trevor Noah speak?

Trevor Noah is a world star. If you’re a familiar with his comedy, you’ll know he’s also versed in a few languages. How many can he speak?

Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah. Image via Twitter @Trevornoah

No matter what language you speak, you’ve probably heard of Trevor Noah.

Noah is a proud South African with interesting lineage. His father, Robert, is of Swiss German ancestry, and his mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, is Xhosa. If you’re a fan of his comedy, you’ll know that Trevor Noah can speak a number of languages fluently.

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Trevor Noah the polyglot

The 38-year-old speaks eight languages. Namely, English, Afrikaans, South Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Tsonga and some German. Now that he’s been linked with Dua Lipa, the 38-year-old’s celeb status abroad is only going to skyrocket. Maybe he’ll pick up a bit of Albanian? That’s where some of her ancestry lies.

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Singer Dua Lipa is rumoured to be dating Trevor Noah. Images via Instagram @trevornoah @dualipa.

In his professional life, Trevor recently announced that he would be leaving “The Daily Show”, a gig that he held for seven years.

What were your thoughts on his stint as the anchor and main attraction of The Daily Show? It’s definitely the end of a massive era.

Trevor Noah is doing South Africa proud on the global stage and he’s doing it in a variety of languages.

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