African language (7)
I believe the answer is:
swahili
'african language' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for swahili that I've seen before include "East African language" , "An official language spoken in 15" , "Widely-spoken Bantu language" , "Common language in East Africa" , "African people" .)