ZA
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
Summary
South Africa is a country in Africa that is home to 20 living indigenous languages. Some of these—Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Setswana, Southern Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu—are official languages of the country. In addition, 11 non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, English, is also an official language of the country. The literacy rate in South Africa is 87%. In formal education, 11 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.
Population
Languages
Families
Niger-Congo (10) Tuu (6) Creole (2) Khoe-Kwadi (2) Indo-European (1) Mixed language (1) Pidgin (1) Sign language (1) Unclassified (1)