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Official Languages Of South Africa. Of these languages four main groupings can be distinguished. A few words that could make life a little easier for foreign visitors are. Other official languages are isiNdebele 16 Siswati 28 Tshivenda 25 and Xitsonga 36. They are Afrikaans English Ndebele Northern Sotho Sesotho Swazi Setswana Tsonga Venda Xhosa and Zulu.
The policy that was created made way for 11 official languages including nine indigenous tongues instead of solely supporting the languages of the previous. Today English is the countrys lingua franca and the primary language of South Africas Asian people although many also retain their languages of origin. For centuries South Africas official languages were European Dutch English Afrikaans. Other official languages are isiNdebele 16 Siswati 28 Tshivenda 25 and Xitsonga 36. List of official national and spoken languages of Africa. Official Languages of South Africa After the long reign of apartheid ended in 1994 the new government of South Africa transformed its language policy to include indigenous languages.
The languages of Africa are divided into several major language families.
It was officially created in 1875 by Swiss missionaries in Limpopo who combined the Tonga and Tswa languages. Eleven languages Afrikaans English Ndebele Pedi Sotho Swati Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa and Zulu hold official status under the 1996 constitution and an additional 11 Arabic German Greek Gujarati Hebrew Hindi Portuguese Sanskrit Tamil Telegu and Urdu are to be promoted and developed. Tsonga is the official language of the Tsonga people of southern Africa and is native to South Africa Zimbabwe Mozambique and Swaziland. The 11 official languages are. Braai A barbeque Yebo African word meaning yes Lapa The courtyard enclosed by a circle of Ndebele huts now used to refer to any outdoor enclosure built of mud or brick Lekker Afrikaans. Official Languages of South Africa After the long reign of apartheid ended in 1994 the new government of South Africa transformed its language policy to include indigenous languages.