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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.
A language without its own territory, Romany (including the language of the Sinte people) is an official minority language as well. [204] Germany is home to large numbers of people from other regions, and some of their languages, such as Turkish , Russian , and Polish , are widely used throughout the country.
The Tuu languages, or Taa–ǃKwi (Taa–ǃUi, ǃUi–Taa, Kwi) languages, are a language family consisting of two language clusters spoken in Botswana and South Africa. The relationship between the two clusters is not doubted, but is distant. The name Tuu comes from a word common to both branches of the family for "person".
Bhaca, or IsiBhaca (Baca) is a Bantu language of South Africa. [1] Traditionally considered a dialect of Swati, it is closer to Xhosa, Phuthi and Zulu. [2] [3] It is spoken southeast of Lesotho, where Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu meet, mainly around Mount Frere, Mzimkhulu, and to a lesser extent in Mount Ayliff, Matatiele, Harding, Bulwer, Underberg, Highflats, Umzinto, Umzumbe and Ixopo.
Nhlangwini/Ntlangwini (Hlangwane) is a Bantu language of South Africa.It is located along the border between Xhosa and Zulu, but is more closely related to Swazi.. The Nhlangwini/Ntlangwini people are the largest Nguni ethnic group in KZN South Coast, Bulwer, Mzimkhulu and in parts of the Eastern Cape areas such as Matatiele (kwaMzongwana and Makhoba) Tsolo, Tsomo, Ngqamakhwe, Willowvale ...
Fanagalo, or Fanakalo, is a vernacular or pidgin based primarily on Zulu with input from English and a small amount of Afrikaans. [3] It is used as a lingua franca, mainly in the gold, diamond, coal and copper mining industries in South Africa and to a lesser extent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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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 ...