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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. These languages include English, Afrikaans, the Nguni languages (Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, and Swazi), the Sotho-Tswana languages (Tswana, Sotho, and Pedi), Venda, and Tsonga. There are smaller but still significant ...
The Pan South African Language Board ( Afrikaans: Pan-Suid-Afrikaanse Taalraad, abbreviated PanSALB) is an organisation in South Africa established to promote multilingualism, to develop the 12 official languages, and to protect language rights in South Africa. The Board was established in terms of Act 59 of 1995 by the Parliament of South Africa.
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List of countries and territories where Afrikaans or Dutch ...
This is the list of countries sorted by the number of official languages. Only countries with three or more official languages, either nationally or locally, are included. Country. Official. Including minority. Ref. Bolivia. 37. 37.
This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. A. Afrikaans-language writers (2 C, 66 P) E. ... Pages in category "Languages of South Africa"