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According to the 2011 Census in South Africa, only about 13.5% of the population speaks Afrikaans.
Zulu and Xhosa are the most spoken languages is South Africa.
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In what countries is Afrikaans spoken in?
Afrikaans is spoken mainly in the following countries:South AfricaNamibiaThe SADC regionMany South African immigrants abroad also use Afrikaans as their main language. Large South African immigrant communities are found in:AustraliaUnited KingdomCanadaUSAHowever, Afrikaans and Dutch are mutually intelligible languages. Therefore, the above lists may be extended to Dutch-speaking countries as well.
Why do south africans always say YA when they mean YES?
its a Ja with j not ya it means yes in afrikaans
Why do South Africans speak like they do?
South Africans speak in many different ways. There are 11 official languages and many other languages too. Like any country, there are different accents in different parts of it. So put all of these factors together and it is natural that there will be many ways that South Africans speak that have developed over centuries.
What African language do Boers speak?
Boers originally spoke 'old Dutch' , now modified with the addition of many new words to 'Afrikaans'.I once spoke Afrikaans to a Dutch policeman who retorted that I spoke like his grandfather !
What is south African dutch?
Afrikaans is a variation of Dutch.
Is afrikaners the same as afrikaans?
No. Afrikaners are Boers, South Africans of Dutch ancestry. Afrikaans is their language.
What is the names of the 11 languages that the south africans speak?
Afrikaans English Ndebele Xhosa Zulu South Sotho North Sotho Tswana Swati Venda Tsonga
What is the name for dutch south Africans?
"Boers" historically, but more recently "Afrikaners" or "Afrikaans-speaking South Africans". Afrikaans is similar to Dutch but a separate language and a culture in its own right.
What is an Afrikaans person?
"Afrikaans" is spoken by "Afrikaaners" which are the native people of South Africa. "Afrikaans" is a language that is generally spoken by all caucasians (in South Africa), but not exclusively, there are millions of coloured people in South Africa who also speak "Afrikaans" and about 8million caucasians who speak it, but only the caucasians in South Africa who speak "Afrikaans" are regarded as an "Afrikaaner"
In what country is Afrikaans spoken?
The afrikaners. White South Africans. But it is also spoken as by the coloured (not black) communities and as a second or third language by many black south africans
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.
Who is afrikaans spoken by?
Afrikaans is spoken by the Afrikaans-speaking community in South Africa and Namibia. It is one of South Africa's 11 official languages and is derived from Dutch, brought to the region by Dutch settlers in the 17th century.
What is Afrikaans?
It is a South African language that is derived from the Dutch spoken by early colonists. It was considered the language of the oppressor by the ANC during the Apartheid era, when it was mandatory in schools. Most South Africans speak English and/or native African languages.
Do Afrikaans sing Christmas carols?
first of all it's africans !Lets correct this answer: Africans are people living in Africa and Afrikaans (as per the question) is the language spoken by a group of people living in South Africa. Afrikaans is a language that developed from the Dutch settlers in the 17 hundreds who immigrated to South Africa.
Why do south africans always say YA when they mean YES?
its a Ja with j not ya it means yes in afrikaans
In what countries is Afrikaans spoken in?
Afrikaans is spoken mainly in the following countries:South AfricaNamibiaThe SADC regionMany South African immigrants abroad also use Afrikaans as their main language. Large South African immigrant communities are found in:AustraliaUnited KingdomCanadaUSAHowever, Afrikaans and Dutch are mutually intelligible languages. Therefore, the above lists may be extended to Dutch-speaking countries as well.
What languages are spoken by European groups in South Africa?
The only widely spoken European languages in South Africa are English and Afrikaans.
