AFRICAN HERITAGE LANGUAGES

These languages are the languages of immigrants, visitors, migrant labourers and refugees in South Africa that originate from: 

COUNTRY

EXAMPLE OF LANGUAGES

Namibia Nama/Damara, Kwanyama, Ndonga, Herero and Kwangali
Zimbabwe Shona, Ndebele and Kalanga
Mozambique Ronga, Tswa, Ndau, Makua and Chopi
Angola Mbundu and Kongo
Zambia Nyanja, Bemba, Tonga, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale and Kaonde
Malawi Chewa (Nyanja), Yao and Tumbuka
East Africa Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kikuyu, Luo, Somali, Ganda, and Malagasy
Central, West 
and North Africa
Lingala, Hausa, Yoruba, Akan, Ewe and Wolof

 


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