SAlanguages.com website on the languages spoken in South Africa

SAlanguages.com : website dedicated to the languages of South Africa

The Republic of South Africa has eleven official languages and prides itself on its diversity. This website is concerned with the languages (official and non-official) spoken in South Africa. Use the hyperlinks below to get more information on specific languages or language issues.

Season's Greetings in all the official languages
New additions to the list of names
Inserting Tshivenda diacritic symbols into MS Word

The 11 official languages of South Africa:

Afrikaans
English
IsiNdebele (Ndebele)
IsiXhosa (Xhosa)
IsiZulu (Zulu)
Northern Sotho (Sepedi)
Sesotho (Southern Sotho)
Setswana (Tswana)
SiSwati (Swati)
Tshivenda (Venda)
Xitsonga (Tsonga)

Naming conventions:
More on the language names

Non-official
Fanagalo
IsiCamtho (Tsotsitaal)
Khoe, Nama and San
Lobedu
Northern Ndebele
Phuthi
Sign Language

Heritage languages
African
European
Religious

Extinct languages

Language data and issues
- Language statistics
- Language legislation
- Language distribution maps
- Multilingualism in South Africa
- Language & Media
- Language & Education

Lists
- Multilingual phrases
- Person names
- Place names
- Language timeline

Other information
- SA national anthem

Spelling checks
Software
Online dictionaries
Study Languages

Other links

Fonts

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