Viyowoyero vya ku South Africa

Languages of South Africa
Viyowoyero vinandi mu South Africa: ██ ChiAfrikaans ██ ChiNgelezi ██ ChiPedi ██ ChiSotho ██ ChiNdebele cha Kumwera ██ ChiSwazi ██ ChiTsonga ██ ChiTswana ██ ChiVenda ██ ChiXhosa ██ ChiZulu ██ None dominant ██ Areas of little or no population
Official	English Afrikaans Zulu Xhosa Sepedi Tswana Southern Sotho Tsonga Swazi Venda Southern Ndebele
Recognised	Khoekhoegowab !Orakobab Xirikobab N|uuki, !Xunthali Khwedam SiPhuthi IsiHlubi SiBhaca SiLala SiNhlangwini ("IsiZansi") SiNrebele (SiSumayela) IsiMpondo/IsiMpondro IsiMpondomise/IsiMpromse/ Isimpomse KheLobedu SePulana HiPai SeKutswe SeṰokwa SeHananwa SiThonga SiLaNgomane SheKgalagari XiRhonga Tamil
Main	English
Signed	South African Sign Language
Keyboard layout	QWERTY

Chizindikiro cha nyumba za boma mu viyowoyero vitatu mu ChiAfrikaans, CiNgelezi, na ChiXhosa

A man speaking Afrikaans

Languages of South Africa (2017)
Languages			percent
Zulu			24.7%
Xhosa			15.6%
Afrikaans			12.1%
Sepedi			9.8%
Tswana			8.9%
English			8.4%
Sotho			8%
Tsonga			4%
Swati			2.6%
Venda			2.5%
Ndebele			1.6%
SA Sign Language			0.5%

Pafupifupi viyowoyero 35 vya ku South Africa vikuyowoyeka mu charu ichi, ndipo viyowoyero 11 ivi ni viyowoyero vya boma: ChiNdebele, ChiPedi, ChiSotho, ChiSwati, ChiTsonga, ChiTswana, ChiVenda, ChiXhosa, ChiZulu, ChiAfrikaans, na ChiNgelezi. Nangauli viyowoyero vichoko waka ndivyo vikuzunulika, kweni Dango la South Africa likuvikilira viyowoyero ivi. Chiyowoyero cha Mawoko cha ku South Africa ntchakuzomerezgeka na dango, kweni ni chiyowoyero cha boma yayi nangauli pakaŵa kampeni na fundo za mu nyumba ya malango kuti chiŵe chiyowoyero ichi.

Viyowoyero vyambura kuzomerezgeka na vyambura kuzirwa ni ivi: ChiKhoekhoegowab, Chi!Orakobab, ChiXirikobab, ChiNantonguuki, Chi!Xunthali, na ChiKhwedam; na viyowoyero vinyake vya ku Africa, nga ni ChiPhuthi, ChiHlubi, ChiBhaca, ChiLala, ChiNhlangwini (ChiZansi), ChiNrebele (ChiSumayela), ChiMpondo/ChiMpondro, ChiMpondomise/ChiMpromse/Chimpomse, ChiLobedu, ChiPulana, ChiPai, ChiKutswe, ChiṰokwa, ChiHananwa, ChiThonga, ChiLaNgomane, ChiKgalagari, ChiRhonga, ChiKopa (Chikgaga), na vinyake. Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵa ku South Africa ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero vinandi, ndipo kanandi awo ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero ivi ŵakuŵa na mphambano pakati pa viyowoyero vyawo.

Chiyowoyero cha ŵanthu

Chiŵelengero cha ŵanthu awo ŵakuyowoya chiyowoyero cha Nguni.

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Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero vya Chiguni.

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Chiŵelengero cha ŵanthu awo ŵakuyowoya chiyowoyero cha Chitswana.

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Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero vya Chisotho na Chitswana.

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Chiŵelengero cha ŵanthu awo ŵakuyowoya chiyowoyero cha ku West German.

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Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero vya ku West German.

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Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵa ku South Africa ŵakuyowoya ciyowoyero ca Cizulu (pafupifupi 23 peresenti). Cingelezi ndico ciyowoyero caciŵiri pa viyowoyero vyose mu caru ici (9.6%), kweni cikupulikikwa mu misumba yinandi, ndipo ndico cikuyowoyeka comene mu boma na mu wayilesi.

Chizindikiro cha viyowoyero vitatu mu Roodepoort, mu Chingelezi, Chifrikaans na Chitswana

Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵa ku South Africa ŵakuyowoya chiyowoyero chimoza mwa viyowoyero viŵiri vikuruvikuru vya chiyowoyero cha Bantu: chiyowoyero cha Sotho ʹTswana (chenechicho chikusazgapo viyowoyero vya Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho na Tswana), panji chiyowoyero cha Nguni (chenechicho chikusazgapo viyowoyero vya Zulu, Xhosa, Swati na Ndebele). Pa vigaŵa vyose viŵiri ivi, viyowoyero ivyo vikuyowoyeka mu vigaŵa ivi vikupulikikwa na uyo wakuyowoya chiyowoyero chinyake.

Viyowoyero vya ku South Africa ivyo ni vyakuzomerezgeka, ndipo ntheura ni vyakuzirwa, vingagaŵika mu vigaŵa viŵiri, viyowoyero vya Nguni vikusangika mu chigaŵa chakumafumiro gha dazi kwa charu ichi (m'mphepete mwa nyanja ya Indian Ocean) ndipo viyowoyero vya Chisotho na Chitswana vikusangika mu chigaŵa chakumpoto cha charu ichi. Gauteng ni chigaŵa icho chili na viyowoyero vyakupambanapambana, ndipo ŵanthu awo ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero vya Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, na Indo-European ŵakuyana waka. Ivi vikapangiska kuti chiyowoyero cha ku tawuni, cha Tsotsitaal panji S'Camtho/Ringas, chambe kumanyikwa mu misumba yikuru ya mu chigaŵa ichi.

Chiyowoyero cha Tsotsitaal icho pakwamba chikachemekanga kuti "Flaaitaal" chikafuma ku chiyowoyero cha Afrikaans, icho chili kufuma ku chiyowoyero cha Chidachi. Ŵanthu 61 pa 100 ŵaliwose awo mbatuŵa ndipo 76 pa 100 ŵaliwose awo mbanthu ŵa mtundu unyake ndiwo ŵakuyowoya Cisipanishi. Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuwona kuti lizgu ili likung'anamura "ŵanthu ŵa mitundu yinandi", chifukwa likuyowoya vya ŵanthu ŵa viyowoyero vinyake, ŵanandi awo mbana ŵa ŵazga awo ŵakafuma ku vyaru vinyake ivyo vikaŵa ku chigaŵa cha kumanjiliro gha dazi kwa Africa.

Ŵanthu awo ŵakafuma ku vyaru vinyake awo ŵakakhalanga ku Batavia, nawo ŵakaluta ku Cape, ndipo ŵakakhwaska chomene chiyowoyero cha Afrikaans, chomenechomene chiyowoyero cha Malaŵi. Uyo wakambiska chisopa cha Cisilamu ku Cape, Sheikh Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep (uyo wakumanyikwa na zina lakuti Sheikh Yusuf) ndiyo wakaŵa wakwamba. Hajji Yusuf wakaŵa munthu wakuzirwa wa ku Indonesia wa fuko la fumu. Wakaŵa muzukuru wa Sultan Alauddin wa ku Gowa, mu charu cha Makassar, Nusantara. Yosefe pamoza na ŵalondezgi ŵake 49 kusazgapo ŵawoli ŵaŵiri, ŵanakazi ŵaŵiri na ŵana 12, ŵakapokelereka ku Cape pa 2 Epulero 1694 na kazembe Simon van der Stel. Ŵakaŵasunga pa famu ya Zandvliet, kuwaro kwa msumba wa Cape Town, kuti ŵaleke kuŵakhwaska ŵazga ŵa VOC. Ndipouli, ivyo Yosefe wakakhumbanga vikenda makora yayi, ndipo malo agho wakakhalanga (ghakachemekanga Macassar) ghakazgoka malo ghakusungirako ŵazga. Kufuma ku malo agha, uthenga wa cisopa ca Cisilamu ukathandazgika ku ŵazga ŵa ku Cape Town. Chinthu chakuzirwa chomene ntchakuti Ŵasilamu ŵa ku Cape ŵakamba kulemba mabuku ghakwambilira mu Chiarabic, agho ghakalembeka mu Chiarabic. Kweniso chikaŵa chiyowoyero cha ŵanthu ŵa mtundu wa Griqua (Xiri panji Griekwa).

ChiAfrikaans chikayowoyekaso chomene pakati na kumpoto kwa charu ichi, nga chiyowoyero chachiŵiri (panji chachitatu panji chachinayi) na ŵanthu ŵa mu South Africa awo mbanthu ŵa mitundu ya SiNtu.

Pa kalembera wa 2011, ŵanthu awo ŵakayowoyanga chiyowoyero ichi ŵakaŵa nga ni aŵa:

Chiyowoyero cha ŵanthu

Language	L1 speakers		L2 speakers		Total speakers
	Count	Of population	Count	Of population	Count	Of population
Zulu	11,587,374	22.7%	15,700,000		27,300,000	46%
Xhosa	8,154,258	16.0%	11,000,000		19,150,000	33%
Afrikaans	6,855,082	13.5%	10,300,000		17,160,000	29%
English	4,892,623	9.6%	14,000,000		19,640,000	33%
Northern Sotho	4,618,576	9.1%	9,100,000		13,720,000	23%
Tswana	4,067,248	8.0%	7,700,000		11,770,000	20%
Sotho	3,849,563	7.6%	7,900,000		11,750,000	20%
Tsonga	2,277,148	4.5%	3,400,000		5,680,000	10%
Swati	1,297,046	2.5%	2,400,000		3,700,000	6%
Venda	1,209,388	2.4%	1,700,000		2,910,000	5%
Ndebele	1,090,223	2.1%	1,400,000		2,490,000	4%
SA Sign Language	234,655	0.5%	500,000
Other languages	828,258	1.6%
Total	50,961,443	100.0%

Language	2011	2001	Change (pp)
Zulu	22.7%	23.8%	-1.1%
Xhosa	16.0%	17.6%	-1.6%
Afrikaans	13.5%	13.3%	+0.2%
English	9.6%	8.2%	+1.4%
Sepedi	9.1%	9.4%	-0.3%
Tswana	8.0%	8.2%	-0.2%
Sesotho	7.6%	7.9%	-0.3%
Tsonga	4.5%	4.4%	+0.1%
Swati	2.5%	2.7%	-0.2%
Venda	2.4%	2.3%	+0.1%
Ndebele	2.1%	1.6%	+0.5%
SA Sign Language	0.5%
Other languages	1.6%	0.5%	+1.1%
Total	100.0%	100.0%

Viyowoyero vinyake vyakuzirwa mu South Africa

Viyowoyero vinyake ivyo vikuyowoyeka mu charu cha South Africa, ivyo vindazunulike mu Dango, ni KheLobedu, SiNrebele, SiPhuthi, kweniso viyowoyero vinyake nga ni Fanakalo (chiyowoyero icho chikuyowoyeka mu migodi), na Tsotsitaal panji S'Camtho.

Viyowoyero vinandi vyambura kuzomerezgeka vikayowoyeka kuti ni viyowoyero vya boma, ivyo vikukolerana na ivyo ŵanthu ŵa mu bantustan ŵakachitanga.

Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakufuma ku vyaru vya ku Europe, Africa, China, na ku India (chifukwa cha ndyali za ku Britain) ŵakamba kuyowoya viyowoyero vinandi mu vyaru vinyake vya ku South Africa. Mu vyaru vyakale ivyo ŵanthu ŵakufuma ku vyaru vinyake ŵakukhala, muli ŵanthu ŵa viyowoyero ivi: Chigiriki, Chigujarati, Chihindi, Chiputukezi, Chitamili, ChiTelugu, Chibhojpuri, Chiawadhi, Chiurdu, Chiyidish, Chiitaliya, kweniso ŵanthu ŵachoko waka awo ŵakuyowoya Chiholandi, Chifurenchi, na Chijeremani. Ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuyowoya Chitchayinizi, kweni awo ŵiza sono mu charu ichi ŵakuyowoya Chitchayinizi.

Viyowoyero ivi vingagwiliskirika ntchito mu viyowoyero vinyake para ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero ivi. Cakuzirwa comene nchakuti viyowoyero ivi vikucita milimo yikuru comene mu vigaŵa vinyake ivyo vikukolerana comene na ciyowoyero na kakhaliro ka ŵanthu awo ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero ivi.

Chiphwitikizi ndicho chikuyowoyeka na ŵanthu ŵakufuma ku Portugal, comenecomene ku Madeira, ndipo pamasinda ŵanthu ŵa mitundu yinyake ŵakufuma ku Angola na Mozambique ŵakati ŵafumako ku Portugal.

Sonosono apa, ŵanthu awo ŵakuyowoya viyowoyero vya ku North, Central na West Africa ŵafika mu South Africa, chomenechomene mu misumba yikuruyikuru, chomenechomene mu Johannesburg na Pretoria, kweniso mu Cape Town na Durban.

Chiyowoyero ichi chikuyowoyeka na ŵanthu ŵa mtundu wa Roma ku South Africa.

Ndondomeko za mu Dango

Chaputara 1 (Vinthu vyakwendeskera Dango), chigaŵa 6 (Mazgu) cha Dango la Charu cha South Africa ndicho chikupangiska kuti boma liŵe na ndondomeko ya viyowoyero.

Pa 16 Disembala, 1996, pulezidenti Nelson Mandela wakalemba buku lakwamba ilo lili na mazina gha viyowoyero. Chisotho chikung'anamura Southern Sotho, ndipo isiNdebele chikung'anamura Southern Ndebele. Dango lakwamba la mu 1993 likayowoya vya Chisotho sa Leboa, apo Dango la mu 1996 likati "Sepedi" ndilo lizamuŵa lizgu la chiyowoyero cha Northern Sotho.

Dango ili likuyowoya za chiyowoyero cha mawoko cha ku South Africa.

1. The official languages of the Republic are Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu.
2. Recognising the historically diminished use and status of the indigenous languages of our people, the state must take practical and positive measures to elevate the status and advance the use of these languages.
3. (a) The national government and provincial governments may use any particular official languages for the purposes of government, taking into account usage, practicality, expense, regional circumstances and the balance of the needs and preferences of the population as a whole or in the province concerned; but the national government and each provincial government must use at least two official languages.
   (b) Municipalities must take into account the language usage and preferences of their residents.
4. The national government and provincial governments, by legislative and other measures, must regulate and monitor their use of official languages. Without detracting from the provisions of subsection (2), all official languages must enjoy parity of esteem and must be treated equitably.
5. A Pan South African Language Board established by national legislation must
   (a) promote, and create conditions for, the development and use of -
     (i) all official languages;
     (ii) the Khoi, Nama and San languages; and
     (iii) sign language; and
   (b) promote and ensure respect for -
     (i) all languages commonly used by communities in South Africa, including German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Portuguese, Telugu, Tamil and Urdu; and
     (ii) Arabic, Hebrew, Sanskrit and other languages used for religious purposes in South Africa.
   — Constitution of the Republic of South Africa

Dango la Charu cha South Africa mu Viyowoyero Vyakupambanapambana

Mazgu agha ghali mu ndime yakwamba ya Dango la ku South Africa:

English	Afrikaans	isiNdebele	isiXhosa	isiZulu	siSwati	Sepedi	Sesotho	Setswana	Tshivenda	Xitsonga
Preamble	Aanhef	Isendlalelo	Intshayelelo	Isendlalelo	Sendlalelo	Ketapele	Ketapele	Pulamadibogo	Mvulatswinga	Manghenelo
We, the people of South Africa,	Ons, die mense van Suid-Afrika,	Thina, abantu beSewula Afrika,	Thina, bantu baseMzantsi-Afrika,	Thina, bantu baseNingizimu Afrika,	Tsine, bantfu baseNingizimu Afrika,	Rena, batho ba Afrika Borwa,	Rona, batho ba Afrika Borwa,	Rona, batho ba Aforika Borwa,	Riṋe, vhathu vha Afrika Tshipembe,	Hina, vanhu va Afrika Dzonga,
Recognise the injustices of our past;	Erken die ongeregtighede van ons verlede;	Siyakwazi ukungakaphatheki kwethu ngokomthetho kwesikhathi sakade;	Siyaziqonda iintswela-bulungisa zexesha elidlulileyo;	Siyazamukela izenzo ezingalungile zesikhathi esadlula;	Siyakubona kungabi khona kwebulungiswa esikhatsini lesengcile;	Re lemoga ditlhokatoka tša rena tša bogologolo;	Re elellwa ho ba le leeme ha rona nakong e fetileng;	Re itse ditshiamololo tsa rona tse di fetileng;	Ri dzhiela nṱha u shaea ha vhulamukanyi kha tshifhinga tsho fhelaho;	Hi lemuka ku pfumaleka ka vululami ka nkarhi lowu nga hundza;
Honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land;	Huldig diegene wat vir geregtigheid en vryheid in ons land gely het;	Sihlonipha labo abatlhoriswako ngerhuluphelo lokobana kube khona ubulungiswa netjhaphuluko enarheni yekhethu;	Sibothulel’ umnqwazi abo baye bev’ ubunzima ukuze kubekho ubulungisa nenkululeko elizweni lethu;	Siphakamisa labo abahluphekela ubulungiswa nenkululeko emhlabeni wethu;	Setfulela sigcoko labo labahlushwa kuze sitfole bulungiswa nenkhululeko eveni lakitsi;	Re tlotla bao ba ilego ba hlokofaletšwa toka le tokologo nageng ya gaborena;	Re tlotla ba hlokofaditsweng ka lebaka la toka le tokoloho naheng ya rona;	Re tlotla ba ba bogileng ka ntlha ya tshiamo le kgololosego mo lefatsheng la rona;	Ri ṱhonifha havho vhe vha tambulela vhulamukanyi na mbofholowo kha shango ḽashu;	Hi xixima lava xanisekeke hikwalaho ko hisekela vululami na ntshunxeko etikweni ra hina;
Respect those who have worked to build and develop our country; and	Respekteer diegene wat hul beywer het om ons land op te bou en te ontwikkel; en	Sihlonipha labo abasebenzileko ekwakhiweni nekuthuthukisweni kwephasi lekhethu; begodu	Siyabahlonela abo baye basebenzela ukwakha nokuphucula ilizwe lethu; kwaye	Sihlonipha labo abasebenzele ukwakha nokuthuthukisa izwe lethu; futhi	Sihlonipha labo labaye basebentela kwakha nekutfutfukisa live lakitsi; futsi	Re hlompha bao ba ilego ba katanela go aga le go hlabolla naga ya gaborena; mme	Re tlotla ba ileng ba sebeletsa ho aha le ho ntshetsa pele naha ya rona; mme	Re tlotla ba ba diretseng go aga le go tlhabolola naga ya rona; mme	Ri ṱhonifha havho vhe vha shuma vha tshi itela u fhaṱa na u bveledzisa shango ḽashu; na	Hi hlonipha lava tirheke ku aka no hluvukisa tiko ra hina; no
Believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity.	Glo dat Suid-Afrika behoort aan almal wat daarin woon, verenig in ons verskeidenheid.	Sikholwa bonyana iSewula Afrika ingeyabo boke abandzindze kiyo, sibambisane ngokwahlukahlukana kwethu.	Sikholelwa kwelokuba uMzantsi-Afrika ngowabo bonke abahlala kuwo, bemanyene nangona bengafani.	Sikholelwa ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ingeyabo bonke abahlala kuyo, sibumbene nakuba singafani.	Sikholelwa ekutseni iNingizimu Afrika yabo bonkhe labahlala kuyo, sihlangene ngekwehlukahlukana kwetfu;	Re dumela gore Afrika-Borwa ke ya batho bohle ba ba dulago go yona, re le ngata e tee e nago le pharologano	Re dumela hore Afrika Borwa ke naha ya bohle ba phelang ho yona, re kopane le ha re fapane.	Re dumela fa Aforika Borwa e le ya botlhe ba ba tshelang mo go yona, re le ngata e le nngwe ka go farologana	U tenda uri Afrika Tshipembe ndi ḽa vhoṱhe vhane vha dzula khaḽo, vho vhofhekanywaho vha vha huthihi naho vha sa fani.	Tshembha leswaku Afrika Dzonga i ya vanhu hinkwavo lava tshamaka eka rona, hi hlanganile hi ku hambana-hambana ka hina.

See also

• National Language Services
• Official names of South Africa
• Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities

External links

• Introduction to the languages of South Africa
• Ethnologue Listing of South African Languages
• PanAfriL10n page on South Africa
• Statistics SA
• Hornberger, Nancy H. "Language Policy, Language Education, Language Rights: Indigenous, Immigrant, and International Perspectives." Language in Society, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Dec., 1998), pp. 439–458
• Alexander, Mary. The 11 languages of South Africa (January 2018)