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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 ...
Look up Xhosa or xhosa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Xhosa may refer to: Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa. Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people.
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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. ... Pages in category "Languages of South Africa"
Culture of South Africa
List of official languages by country and territory
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.