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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES The most common home language of South Africa is Zulu (24% of the population speak Zulu at home), followed by ''' Xhosa ''' at 18% and ''' Afrikaans ''' at 13%. ''' English ''' is only the fifth most common home language in the country, but is understood in most urban areas and is the dominant language in government and the media. OTHER LANGUAGES The , Lobedu , Northern Ndebele , Phuthi , Sign Language , Khoe , Nama and San . Significant numbers of immigrants from Europe , elsewhere in Africa , and The Indian Subcontinent mean that a wide variety of other languages can also be found in parts of South Africa. These include German , French , Portuguese , Hindi , Urdu and a number of West African languages. EXTINCT LANGUAGES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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