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People in South Africa do have their own language....but often speak English as well; although in a strong South African accent.
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By what definition is the South African accent "weird"? Like most accents, the pronunciations in South African English in large part comes from another language, in this case Afrikaans, a form of Dutch, although it is a language in its own right. To many Afrikaaners, English was a second language, so their English was heavily accented. This accent gradually permeated through English as spoken in South Africa, even amongst British and other English-speaking immigrants.
It will be seen that the South African accent will change with time now that that country has majority black rule, where Zulus, Xhosa etc have positions of wealth, power and influence and their languages and accents will modify the existing South African accent.
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In which country do people speak afrikaans and English?
South Africa is a country where people speak both Afrikaans and English. Afrikaans is one of the official languages of South Africa, while English is widely spoken and used in business, education, and government.
Is there a difference between an English accent and a British accent?
There are many "English" accents from England. Scots and Welshmen are not from England, so would have their own accents, which again differ from place to place. That said, just as often people from elsewhere often accidentally say "England" when they mean "Britain" and vice versa, an English and British accent is often used to mean the same thing, a relatively posh accent from South-East England.
Where do people speak Zulu?
Zulu is primarily spoken in South Africa, particularly in the KwaZulu-Natal province. It is one of the official languages of South Africa and is also spoken in parts of Eswatini, Lesotho, and Mozambique.
Why don't Americans have accents?
We do. Everyone has a different accent according to someone else. Within the US there are many different accents. I live in the south and we have a southern accent. People from the North east have what we down south call a Yankee accent. People from the Midwest have a distinct accent from other parts of the country.
What language do people in walvis bay speak?
In Walvis Bay, people primarily speak English, as it is one of the official languages of Namibia. Additionally, Afrikaans is also commonly spoken in the area, given the country's historical ties to South Africa.
Is there a prefered South African accent?
I'm presuming you mean an accent to English? In that case the preffered (or proper) accent is British English. The actual accent of the speaker is determined by his home language (there are 11 official languages in South Africa). If you want to see a good example of an accent and manner of speaking English in South Africa, watch the movie Blood Diamond. Leonardo Di Caprio does a very good Afrikaans accent of English in the movie, which is typical in South Africa.
In which country do people speak afrikaans and English?
South Africa is a country where people speak both Afrikaans and English. Afrikaans is one of the official languages of South Africa, while English is widely spoken and used in business, education, and government.
What Accent do people from Swindon England have?
A south of England accent
Is it legal to drive a motorcycle with led accent lights in south Africa?
South Africians can't afford motorcycles.
What two English colonies had many Dutch speaking people?
South Africa, New York.
Why were people from Asia and other part of Africa brought to south Africa?
one reason was that some become slaves for boerss, and also later some people from English colonies were brought to Africa to fight for the English during the boer war
What carols are sung in South Africa?
Since South Africa has an English heritage. I would go with traditional English Christmas carols.
Is Nikki Hamilton-Jones English?
She sounds South African.. But with a pommy accent..
What caused afrikaners to feel threatened by the black man?
Not only Afrikaners but Boers and English all white people in South Africa thousands of white people is murdered on farms and in cities all over South Africa
Who colonisted South Africa?
dutch and English
Where did English and Dutch explore?
South Africa
Where did the English and Dutch explore?
South Africa
