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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.
Members. 800. Website. www .translators .org .za. The South African Translators' Institute ( SATI) is the largest association in South Africa representing professional, academic and amateur translators and other language practitioners. Membership is open to anyone. SATI was founded in 1956. [1] In 2012 there were around 800 members.
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.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation.
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 ...
Berges Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2023. Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and it is an official language, either de facto (in practice) or de jure (by law) in 20 countries. Spanish is also an official language in Puerto Rico, Gibraltar, the United Nations, the African Union, and the Organization of American States.
Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (24% of the population), and it is understood by over 50% of its population. [5] It became one of South Africa's 12 official languages in 1994. [6] According to Ethnologue, it is the second-most widely spoken of the Bantu languages, after Swahili.
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) [12] Chile. Easter Island (with Rapa Nui) Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador (with Quechua ...