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 ...

Nov 20, 2024 · South Africa has 12 official languages and a multilingual population fluent in at least two. IsiZulu and isiXhosa are the largest languages, while English is spoken at home by fewer than one in 10 people – most of them not white.

All languages of South Africa are represented on this map. We provide useful and practical information for each language / Toutes les langues d'Afrique du Sud sont repréentées sur cette carte ...

Dec 17, 2024 · This map shows what languages people speak in South Africa. South Africa is a multilingual country with 11 official languages recognized by its constitution. The linguistic landscape is diverse, reflecting the nation's complex historical and cultural heritage.

Jan 22, 2025 · White South Africans form two main language groups. More than half of them are Afrikaans speakers, the descendants of mostly Dutch, French, and German settlers. The remainder consists largely of English speakers who are descended mainly from British colonists, though there are a sizable minority of Portuguese and smaller groups of Italians and ...

This map shows which languages are most spoken in the different parts of South Africa. South Africa has eleven official languages. They are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Swazi, Setswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. Most South Africans (over 99%) speak one of these languages as a first language. [1] .

This map of South Africa shows the distribution of different languages spoken in the country, with each colour representing the prevalence of a particular language. Regions are shaded to highlight where certain languages dominate, reflecting the country’s linguistic diversity.

Apr 25, 2017 · There are eleven major languages of South Africa; Afrikaans, English, Swazi, Sotho, Swan, Ndebele, Venda, Zulu, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, and Xhosa. Less than 2% of South African citizens speak a first language that is not an official language.

English is the most spoken language in official and commercial public life. Because it is the second language of the vast majority of South Africans, it is also the language most widely understood. The maps below show in which areas of the country the different languages are spoken. Lighter shades indicate a non-majority plurality.

English: Map showing the dominant home languages in South Africa, based on ward-level data from the 2011 census. In this context, a language is dominant if it more than 50% of the population in a ward speak it at home, or more than 33% speak it and no other language is spoken by more than 25%.