Which languages are spoken in South Africa?
South Africa has 11 official languages. The two most widely spoken languages in South Africa are English and Afrikaans. These languages will give you the opportunity to converse with the locals.
These are the languages used by traffic signs and other communal services.
Afrikaans is a language that developed in the 16th and 17th century and derived from Dutch. With the influence of other languages such as Malay and English, Afrikaans became an official language on its own.
The black population speaks English and/or Afrikaans beside their mothertongue e.g. Xhosa or Zulu.
If you are interested, we also offer language courses e.g. Xhosa or Afrikaans to further develop the possibilities for you to communicate with the locals. It will make quite an impression if you are able to greet people in their own language.
