What languages are spoken in Pretoria South Africa?

Answer 1

Zulu is the language with the most first language speakers in SA, followed by Xhosa and then by Afrikaans. South Africa has had an influx of people from all over the world and therefore other languages like Portugese, Hindi, Mandarin and Dutch is also spoken widely.

South Africa's oldest language is the San language and it is still spoken by a very small minority of San people in the Kalahari desert in South Africa.

An emerging trend in the youth of South Africa is to speak "SCHTapid" which they pick up from watching American television and cinema

There are 11 official languages in South Africa. They are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. There are also many other languages spoke in South Africa that are not official ones.

South Africa is regarded as a multicultural and multilingual country with eleven official languages. Primarily, English is the initial language. (Afrikaans speaking people are the minority)

Equal use of the official languages does not imply every public notice or sign in eleven languages, yet in some cases this might be necessary. Luckily due to the fact that some languages are related some terms are similar as with this stop sign. The following has been used: "stop" from Afrikaans and English; "jama" from isiNdebele; "tshitopo" from Tshivenda; "yima" from isiZulu, isiXhosa and Xitsonga; "ema" from Sesotho (southern Sotho), Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sotho) and Setswana; and "mani" from siSwati. Multilingualism has not caught on to this degree and in general translations are only made where there is a real need.

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There are 11 languages recognized as official languages in South Africa.

The population has a black majority, and the most frequently spoken languages amongst the black people are Zulu, Xhosa, and Setswana, although many of them speak Afrikaans or English. Amongst the white population Afrikaans, which evolved from Dutch, and English are the most widely spoken.

Afrikaans, Tswana, English and Zulu

There are 11 official languages in south Africa

Afrikaans

English (South African English)

Southern Ndebele

Northern Sotho

Southern Sotho

Swazi

Tsonga

Tswana

Venda

Xhosa

Zulu

Zulu is the most commonly spoken language with around 10.3million speakers. Xhosa is also popular with 7.8million speakers and Afrikaans with 6milliin speakers.

English is also very common with usage in entertainment, media, art, cinema, cuisine, television and sport and is spoken by most people in South Africa but not as a native tongue.

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Hi i am from neighboring Zimbabwe and know how to speak about three of the major languages and have many relatives in South Africa and know that South Africa is a rainbow country rich with many different languages and tongues many that are specific to certain regions. So my friends here is the list of the official languages: English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Shangaan, isiNdebele, setswana, Sesotho,Sepedi, Tshivenda, Xitsonga and Siswati correct me if am wrong but i believe those are the offical languages however there are a large number of Hindu speakers, even Polish, and Portugese-like i said rainbow nation.

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The very first people in South Africa were the San then the Khoikhoi. Their languages would have been the very first languages. Later Nguni speaking tribes moved down from the North and eventually white people immigrated to SA bringing their own languages.

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The very first people in South Africa were the San then the Khoikhoi. Their languages would have been the very first languages. Later Nguni speaking tribes moved down from the North and eventually white people immigrated to SA bringing their own languages.

South Africa now has 11 official languages (and quite a few unofficial languages)

The official languages are:

· Afrikaans

· English

· IsiNdebele

· IsiXhosa

· IsiZulu

· Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sesotho)

· Sesotho (Southern Sesotho)

· Setswana

· siSwati

· Tshivenda

· Xitsonga
Yes, english is spoken in South Africa and it belongs to one of the 11 official languages that South Africa has.
Official languages are Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu
The most frequently spoken language in South Africa is Zulu followed by Xhosa
32 languages are spoken in SA im from there
Afrikaans and English are the main lingua francas, but the following are the other nine official languages:

Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu
There are in fact, 11 official languages. Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northers Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsongo, Tsana, Venda, Xhosa and Zuuy
South Africa actually has 11 official languages:

• IsiZulu
• IsiXhosa
• Afrikaans
• Sepedi
• English
• Setswana
• Sesotho
• Xitsonga
• SiSwati
• Tshivenda
• IsiNdebele

We have 11 official languages but the most commonly spoken languages are English and afrikaans.
zulu
it is called zulu

Answer 2

Most people speak and understand English, but Afrikaans and isiXhosa are the other main language spoken.

The predominant languages spoken in Cape Town are English, Afrikaans and Xhosa.

English, Afrikaans and a variety of local dialects. Most people can speak English.

English - language of commerce, government and education, widely understood and spoken

Cape Town is a very cosmopolitan city where you'll hear a variety of languages. (South Africa has 11 official languages). However, the languages most of the local people in Cape Town speak are English, Afrikaans and Xhosa.

As a tourist you will be able to communicate everywhere effortlessly in English. Some tourist places also cater for other European languages (e.g. German, French, etc.)

South Africa has 11 official langauges: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Nothern Sotho, Sotho, Swati/Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.

5 of which are in our national anthem: Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English.

Most people understand and speak English. Afrikaans is local language that developed from Dutch and is the home language of many white and coloured(mixed race) peoples, while the majority of black people speak Khosa as a home language.

Answer 3

Predominant in Pretoria would be the Sotho family of languages, some Zulu, lots of Afrikaans and a bit less English. But you'll get Portuguese, Congolese languages, Somali, Nigerian and many more.

If you can speak English, most people will understand you. Most street, traffic and advertising signs are in English.

Answer 4

There are 11 official languages. In order of 'distribution', starting with the language spoken by the most people in SA:

1. isiZulu

2. isiXhosa

3. Afrikaans

4. Sepedi

5. English and 6. Setswana

7. Sesotho

8. Xitsonga

9. siSwati

10. Tshivenda

11. isiNdebele

Answer 5

South Africa's Constitution guarantees equal status to 11 official languages to cater for the country's diverse peoples and their cultures:

1. Afrikaans
2. English
3. Ndebele
4. Northern Sotho
5. Sotho
6. Swazi
7. Tswana
8. Tsonga
9. Venda
10. Xhosa
11. Zulu

99% of South Africans speak one of these 11 languages as their first language. Only about 10% speak English as their first language, but most people in urban areas can speak it as a first or second language.

Afrikaans is the most widely spoken language in the western half of the country.

The top 4 languages (with number of native speakers and percentages) are:

1. Zulu 11,587,374 people (22.7%)
   
2. Xhosa 8,154,258 people (16.0%)
   
3. Afrikaans 6,855,082 people (13.5%)
   
4. English 4,892,623 people (9.6%)
   

Here is a complete list of most languages spoken in South Africa (including Xiri, which is nearly extinct):

1. Afrikaans
   
2. Birwa
   
3. Camtho
   
4. English
   
5. Fanagalo
   
6. Gail
   
7. Hindi
   
8. Khwe
   
9. Korana
   
10. Nama
    
11. Ndebele
    
12. Oorlams
    
13. Ronga
    
14. Sotho, Northern
    
15. Sotho, Southern
    
16. South African Sign Language
    
17. Swahili
    
18. Swati
    
19. Tsonga
    
20. Tswa
    
21. Tswana
    
22. Urdu
    
23. Venda
    
24. Xhosa
    
25. Xiri
    
26. Zulu
    
27. Greek
    
28. Italian
    
29. Portuguese
    

Answer 6

South Africa's Constitution guarantees equal status to 11 official languages to cater for the country's diverse peoples and their cultures:

1. Afrikaans
2. English
3. Ndebele
4. Northern Sotho
5. Sotho
6. Swazi
7. Tswana
8. Tsonga
9. Venda
10. Xhosa
11. Zulu

Here is a complete list of most languages spoken in South Africa (including Xiri, which is nearly extinct):

1. Afrikaans
   
2. Birwa
   
3. Camtho
   
4. English
   
5. Fanagalo
   
6. Gail
   
7. Hindi
   
8. Khwe
   
9. Korana
   
10. Nama
    
11. Ndebele
    
12. Oorlams
    
13. Ronga
    
14. Sotho, Northern
    
15. Sotho, Southern
    
16. South African Sign Language
    
17. Swahili
    
18. Swati
    
19. Tsonga
    
20. Tswa
    
21. Tswana
    
22. Urdu
    
23. Venda
    
24. Xhosa
    
25. Xiri
    
26. Zulu
    
27. Greek
    
28. Italian
    
29. Portuguese
    

Answer 7

The language with the largest number of speakers is isiZulu, spoken by 24% of the population. The most widely spoken language is English.

The most widely spoken language in the western part of the country is Afrikaans.

Answer 8

All 11 of it's official languages, including Afrikaans and English.
English and Afrikaans
The main languages are wootakitaki and uguayru

Answer 9

there isn't really a main language but they speak tsonga northern sotho venda and afikaanns

Answer 10

There are over 2000 languages and dialects in Africa.