The languages of South Africa
South Africa has 12 official languages and a multilingual population fluent in at least two. IsiZulu and isiXhosa are the largest languages. English is spoken at home by under 9% of the …
What languages are spoken in South Africa’s nine provinces?
Sep 12, 2024 · The home language of most people in KwaZulu-Natal is, unsurprisingly, isiZulu. In the Eastern Cape it’s isiXhosa. Around half the people of the Western Cape and Northern …
The nine provinces of South Africa
Sep 5, 2025 · South Africa has nine provinces, each with its own history, landscape, population, languages, economy, cities and government. They are the Eastern Cape, the Free State, …
‘Graphs showing South Africa’s languages according to Census 2022’
Mar 13, 2025 · Data from Statistics South Africa’s Cultural Dynamics in South Africa (released March 2025), based on Census 2022. Bar graph and pie chart showing South Africa’s …
South Africa Gateway - Here is a tree rooted in African soil. Come …
Sep 18, 2025 · Mixed with over a dozen African languages for over two centuries, spiced by imports from British, Dutch and Portuguese colonies, South African English has its own rich, …
What languages do black, coloured, Indian and ... - South Africa …
A third of black South Africans speak isiZulu as a first language, and 20% speak isiXhosa. Three-quarters of coloured people speak Afrikaans, and 86% of Indian South Africans speak English.
The languages of South Africa - South Africa Gateway
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 …
South African English: a quick guide | South Africa gateway
Jun 1, 2025 · Mixed with over a dozen African languages for two centuries, spiced by imports from British, Dutch and Portuguese colonies, South African English has its own rich, varied …
Animations: South Africa’s many languages
But our languages are richer and more complex than that. Get the flavour of South Africa’s languages, and learn to speak them a little, with these animations.
The quick guide to South Africa
English is most common in public life, but is only spoken as a home language by 9.6% of South Africans. The other languages are Sesotho sa Leboa (spoken by 9.1% of the population), …