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At least thirty-five languages are spoken in South Africa, twelve of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, and English, which is the primary language used in parliamentary and state discourse, though all official languages are equal in legal status.
There are eleven official names of South Africa, [1] one in each of its 12 official languages. The number is surpassed only by India. The number is surpassed only by India. These languages include English , Afrikaans , the Nguni languages ( Zulu , Xhosa , Ndebele , and Swazi ), the Sotho-Tswana languages ( Tswana , Sotho , and Pedi ), Venda ...
This is a list of official languages by country and territory. ... Ireland, India, South Africa, Nigeria (See the full list) [78] French: 27 19 2 – 5 1
South Africa: 30 12 42 0.59 51,004,892 1,416,803 133,500 ... List of official languages by country and territory; Linguistic diversity index; Notes
Country Region Population Status India Asia 1,367,703,110 [1]: Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English.Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India.
South African Sign Language. South Africa (with Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) [2] Spanish: Argentina (de facto) Bolivia (with Aymara, Quechua, Guaraní, and 33 other languages) [10] Chile. Easter Island (with Rapa Nui) Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador (with Quechua ...
It is also known by Pedi or Sepedi and holds the status of an official language in South Africa. [5] [6] An official language for the Lebowa homeland during apartheid, it is the first language of over 4.6 million (9.1%) people according to the South African National Census of 2011, making it the 5th most spoken language in South Africa.
Sudan: Arabic and English (official working languages) [30] plus indigenous African languages. South Sudan: Arabic, English and other indigenous languages. Tunisia: Modern Standard Arabic (official), Tunisian Arabic, French, Berber language, and English language.