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South African Main Language. IsiZulu also known as Zulu is one of South Africas official languages. IsiZulu or Zulu is one of South Africas official language and has over 10 million speakers. It is a member of the BantuNguni family of languages and is spoken mainly in eastern South Africa. It is spoken mainly in the former Transkei Ciskei and Eastern Cape regions.
Sepedi also known as Sesotho sa Leboa Sesotho Setswana siSwati Tshivenda Xitsonga Afrikaans English isiNdebele isiXhosa and isiZulu. South Africas second-largest language isiXhosa is also known as the Southern or Cape Nguni and is closely related to isiZulu the most common home language in the country. Mother tongue of 227 of the. It is a member of the BantuNguni family of languages and is spoken mainly in eastern South Africa. Like Ndebele Swati is a minority language confined to eastern Mpumalanga and is spoken by just under 13 million people. This is followed by Xhosa with 815 million speakers.
Generally considered to be among the most multilingual countries in the world and among the most multiethnic in Africa post-apartheid South Africa has 11 official languages recognized in its democratic constitution.
Ndebele Pedi Sotho Swati Tsonga Tswana Venḓa Xhosa Zulu and AfrikaansThe eleventh official language is English which is the primary language used in parliamentary and state discourse though all official languages are equal in legal status and. It is a member of the BantuNguni family of languages and is spoken mainly in eastern South Africa. Thanks to the variety of languages spoken in South Africa locals tend to borrow words from each language resulting in slang words or phrases known as South AfricanismsIf youre visiting South Africa any time soon its useful to know a few turns of phrase to help you along the way. Afrikaans English Swazi Sotho Swan Ndebele Venda Zulu Northern Sotho Tsonga and Xhosa. IsiZulu also known as Zulu is one of South Africas official languages. Efforts to educate South Africans by sending them to study in English universities also helped its spread in South Africas colonial period.