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Learn about the diversity and history of languages in South Africa, including the official and unofficial ones. Find out the most common languages spoken as first or second languages, and how they are distributed geographically and demographically.
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in Southern Africa, derived from Dutch. Learn about its origin, development, vocabulary, dialects, and official recognition in South Africa and Namibia.
Zulu (/ ˈ z uː l uː / ZOO-loo), or IsiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken and indigenous to Southern Africa.It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 13.56 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. [4]
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.
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [14] [15] [16] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini.
Afrikaners are a Southern African ethnic group descended from Dutch settlers who arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. They speak Afrikaans, a language derived from Dutch, and have a distinct identity and political history in South Africa.
Learn about the diverse and rich culture of South Africa, from its history, languages, art, architecture, literature, music and more. Explore the influences of colonialism, apartheid, and globalization on the country's cultural identity and expression.
Learn about the history, varieties and features of South African English, the set of English language dialects native to South Africans. Compare SAE with British, American and other English varieties, and explore its phonology, lexicon and sociolinguistics.