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What was the South Africa language before the English settlement?
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South African languages website http://cyberserv.co.za/users/~jako/lang/timeline.htm
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EVENTOFFICIALLANGUAGE186 000 BCFootprints of first humans in South Africa. 20 000 BCKhoisan peoples arriving in Southern Africa.8000 BCManmade shelters of humans living north of current day Johannesburg (language unknown).1000 BCBantulanguage speaking peoples started moving from west Africa towards Southern Africa.500 ADA group Bantu language speaking people reached present-day KwaZulu-Natal province.696Arab traders trade with peoples living in the Southern African region.1050-1270Kingdom of Mapungubwe (Limpopo Province) (language unknown).696Arab traders trade with peoples living in the Southern African region.1488Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias sails passed the Cape of Good Hope.1497Portugueseexplorer Vasco Da Gama passes Cape of Good Hope and names the the region currently known as the KwaZulu-Natal Province Natal as they passed it during Christmas (Natal is the Portuguese word for Christmas).1580English explorer Sir Francis Drake rounds the Cape.1652Arrival of Dutch officials under Jan van Riebeeck to start a way-station for the Dutch East India Company in the Cape. First Dutch speakers settle in the country.Dutch1657
The Dutch East India Company imported slaves from East Africa, Madagascar, and the East Indies(mainly Indonesia and Malaysia) - they also had to speak Dutch (this contact influenced the language and also contributed to the creation of the Afrikaans language).
1688French Huguenots arrived at the Cape followed by some German speakers.1795-1803First British occupation of the Cape. Afterwards control was handed back to the Dutch.1806Second British occupation of the Cape.1814Dutch officially cede the Cape Colony to Britain.English1820English speaking British settlers arrive on the eastern coast of the Cape.1835So-called Great Trek of Dutch settlers - split between English and Dutch colonists - further development of Afrikaans as separate language from Dutch.1839-1842Boer Republic of NataliaDutch1852-1902Boer republic in later Transvaal - Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek
Dutch1854-1902Boer Republic of the Orange Free StateDutch1860British colonists brings labourers from Indiato work in sugar-plantations in Natal.English1899-1902Anglo South African War (previously known as the Anglo-Boer war) - between Boer and British controlled forces.1910Establishment of the Union of South Africa with English and Dutch as official languagesEnglishDutch1912Establishment of the African National Congress 1914Afrikaner Rebellion and establishment of the National Party 1925Afrikaans replaces Dutch as official languageEnglish
Afrikaans1948-1976Apartheid period - Afrikaans and English were regarded as official languages while nine African languages were promoted within the so-called Bantustans. It is believed that this was aimed at dividing black people in South Africa by emphasizing the differences between language groups. This period saw the separate development of the following languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana and Venda. Mother-tongue education was compulsory in the lower primary grades in schools thereafter a transition was made in schools for Afrikaans or English media of instruction.Afrikaans
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Bantustan languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana and Venda1961Independence from Britain with the establishment of the Republic of South Africa1976Soweto riots - rejection of dual medium education system1976-1989Reform (representation of Indians and Coloureds but not Black South Africans in Government). State of emergency.1989-1994Transitional period with unbanning of political parties such as the ANC and others as well as the release of political prisoners such as Nelson Mandela (1990).1994-CurrentlyNew democracy - new constitution in 1996 with equal recognition of 11 official language in a unified country. Official languages: Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana and Venda
- Pan South African Language Board established to promote and develop the official languages of South Africa (PanSALB) (1995)
- LANGTAG Report (1996)
- Language-in-Education Policy (1997)
- National Language Policy Framework (2002)Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana and Venda
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Before English settlement, the indigenous languages spoken in South Africa included isiZulu, isiXhosa, and Sesotho, among others. The Dutch also established the Afrikaans language in the region, which evolved from a blend of Dutch, indigenous languages, and Malay.
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