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

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