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Ethnic Groups and Languages of South Africa (with provinces)

Enter either ethnic group or language (in some cases ethnic group is required)
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Language Family - Group
Language
Ethnic Group
Number in South Africa
Province
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Zunda
Zulu (isiZulu)
Zulu people
12 million
KwaZulu-Natal
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Zunda
Xhosa (isiXhosa)
Xhosa people
8 million
Eastern Cape
Indo-European - Germanic (mixed with Bantu and Khoisan originally)
Afrikaans and English
Coloureds or Cape Coloureds
5,2 million
Western Cape and Northern Cape (largest group)
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Sotho-Tswana
Tswana (Setswana)
Tswana people (Batswana)
5 million
North West
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Sotho-Tswana
Northern Sotho (Pedi/Sipedi)
Pedi people (Bapedi)
4,9 million
Limpopo
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Sotho-Tswana
Sotho (Sesotho)
Sotho people (Basotho)
4 million
Free State
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Tswa-Ronga
Tsonga (Xitsonga)
Tsonga people (Vatsonga)
3,5 million
Minority in Limpopo and Mpumalanga
Indo-European - Germanic
Afrikaans
Afrikaners
3 million
 
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu
Venda (Tshivenda)
Venda people
2,5 million
Minority in Limpopo
Indo-European - Germanic
English
English-speakers
1,8 million
 
Indo-European - Indo-Aryan (originally)
English (minority Indian languages)
Indian South Africans
1,5 million
Minority in city of Durban (in KwaZulu-Natal)
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Nguni - Tekela
Swazi (Siswati)
Swazi people
1,3 million
Mpumalanga (largest group, but without majority)
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Zunda
Southern Ndebele
Southern Ndebele people
1 million
Minority in Mpumalanga and more
Khoe-Kwadi, Kx'a, and Tuu families (formerly called Khoisan)
Several languages
San people
10.000
Minority in Northern Cape
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