The Republic of South Africa has eleven official languages and prides itself on its diversity. This website is concerned with the languages (official and non-official) spoken in South Africa. Use the hyperlinks below to get more information on specific languages or language issues. ...
The language of peace.(languages that are spoken in South Africa)Lewis, Karen K
Travel all the way down the continent to South Africa, and you’ll find another unique Indo-European language with a complex history.Afrikaansis a nearly mutually intelligible offshoot of the Dutch spoken by the settlers who arrived at the Cape Colony in the mid-17th century, and it’s a l...
natural language,tongue- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language Hottentot,Khoikhoi,Khoikhoin- any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
Among the languages observed in the study are Chisena, spoken in Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia, and Afrikaans, spoken widely both in South Africa and Namibia. The article points out that the interpreters may not be adequately informed about the prevailing socio-cultural issues in the home ...
The latest of such work has recently been taken forward to a successful conclusion in Johannesburg, 11 ? 14 June 2003, for the two principal languages which are spoken in Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique and Zambia. The focus of the work was the Nguni cluster...
The island nation of Papua New Guinea holds the record, with 840 spoken languages, many of which aren’t even related! What Are the 21 Languages Most Spoken in the World? The world’s top 21 most spoken languages are (in order): English (1.452 billion) Mandarin Chinese (1.118 billion) ...
The Setswana language is one of 11 official languages spoken in South Africa, and one of nine indigenous languages chosen for this title in the post-apartheid constitution. Said to be closely related to two other languages in the Sotho language group – ... ...
South Africa's second-largest language, isiXhosa is also known as the Southern or Cape Nguni, and is closely related to isiZulu, the most common home language in the country. It is spoken mainly in the former Transkei, Ciskei and Eastern Cape regions. ...
South Africa’s languages The languages of the provinces The languages you hear in South Africa depend on where you are in the country. In the Eastern Cape isiXhosa is spoken by 80% of the population. IsiZulu is the largest language in both KwaZulu-Natal, where 78% speak it, and Gauteng...