Languages in South Africa

South Africa is a multilingual and multicultural nation. South Africa is a diverse nation; there are many South Africa languages spoken by people of different culture. South Africa population consists of black people, white people, colored and Asian. The male population is a bit less than females. The black population is divided into four ethnic groups: Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga, and Venda. Sixty percent of the white population is African, and 40 percent are Europeans.

There are eleven South Africa official languages of which two are widely used the third widely used language in English. South Africa languages are:

• Zulu:  It is widely used among south Africa languages and captures around 22.7 percent usage among other south Africa languages.
• Xhosa: It is used by approximately sixteen percent of the population.
• Afrikaans: It is used by 13.5 percent population.
• English: It is used by 9.6 percent of the population.
• Northern Sotho: It is used by 9.3 percent of the population.
• Tsawana: It is used by 8 percent of the population.
• Sotho: It is used by 7.6 percent of the population.
• Tsonga: It is used by 4.5 percent of the population.
• Swazi: It is used by 2.5 percent population.
• Venda: It is used by around 2.4 percent population.
• Ndebele: It is used by 2.1 percent of the population.
• SA Sign Language: It is used by only 0.5 percent population

These South Africa languages are spoken by people of different regions. Among the list of South Africa languages, the top three to four languages are mostly used. If you know English, you do not need to worry about the language barrier.

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