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Official Languages of South Africa

South Africa's democratic constitution recognises 11 official languages. Can you name all 11?
% = Percent who speak as a first language
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First submittedJune 27, 2012
Times taken26,053
Average score45.5%
Rating4.56
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Language
22.7%
Zulu
16.0%
Xhosa
13.5%
Afrikaans
9.6%
English
9.1%
Northern Sotho
8.0%
Tswana
7.6%
Sesotho
4.5%
Tsonga
2.5%
Swazi
2.4%
Venda
2.1%
Ndebele
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24 Comments
Zefyrinus
+5
Level 74
May 27, 2012
You misspelled Setswana. Also, please accept Swazi for siSwati and Ndebele for isiNdebele.
ChanelNo5
+8
Level 13
Jun 27, 2012
How embarrassing!! Thanks :) I've made all the changes :)
Zefyrinus
+3
Level 74
Sep 19, 2016
Thanks!
Maniek0077
+1
Level 54
Oct 6, 2020
replaying after 4 years continued, lol
Trishayta
+2
Level 32
May 2, 2024
and now I see this comment four years later
Nas
+1
Level 55
Mar 31, 2014
8/11 not bad...
skiesboy
+8
Level 66
Apr 24, 2015
boo-ya, I'm a Zimbabwean and I got 100% I thought of doing making a similar quiz, glad I checked if there was one before I started. Mine would not have been as cool.
cosmokim
+2
Level 70
Aug 13, 2016
Kaffir Boy, the book, mentioned 5 of these languages that I can remember…check it out, good book.
Tramp
+5
Level 79
Sep 19, 2016
6/11

English and Afrikaans - both easy

Zulu is pretty well known, so also easy

I got Sesotho and Swazi, just because of Lesotho and Swaziland.

I managed Xhosa, because I once met a white South African who could speak some, and I remember how crazy it sounded with all the clicking.

The rest I have never heard of.

Ferretgod
+1
Level 83
Sep 19, 2016
I got 9 out of 11. Not really brag worthy though. I am a white south african. I do know all the click sounds though
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 89
Jan 7, 2019
Forgot Afrikaans *facepalm*
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jul 20, 2019
Got 8. Missed the 3 least-guessed.
comjag
+4
Level 92
Jul 20, 2019
Missed the French tennis player.
Jozi
+3
Level 75
Jul 20, 2019
Tried sotho, didn't get it...hadnt known I had to write northern too
WanderingWolf
+2
Level 44
Jul 20, 2019
Great idea for a quiz! I unfortunately only got the 4 most guessed answers, but I was pleased to see that I recognized all but one of the other answers. Doesn't mean I ever would have remembered them on the quiz, but at least I've heard of them.
mrLyu
+1
Level 50
Jul 21, 2019
I listened to South Africa's national anthem before, which has 5 languages (Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and English). I guessed Swazi when typing in Swaziland. Missed the other 5.
Nikkirabie
+1
Level 67
Jun 11, 2020
I missed English ffs😭
zhovancheto
+1
Level 43
Nov 5, 2020
I only missed Ndebele and Venda. *facepalm*
Murphster45
+2
Level 97
Jan 10, 2022
Missed english *facepalm*
MightyAtreides
+5
Level 68
Jun 21, 2023
As of May 2023, South African Sign Language is the twelfth official language of the country. Perhaps add this as a caveat?

https://www.parliament.gov.za/press-releases/na-approves-south-african-sign-language-12th-official-language

Wistful
+2
Level 72
Dec 1, 2023
Can you accept Southern Ndebele for Ndebele? That's how it's listed in the Official Languages of the World quiz.
Yahyasindhi1502
+2
Level 56
Oct 1, 2024
South African Sign Language is an official language as of 2023
LBH
+1
Level 59
Oct 6, 2024
Missed Tsonga *facepalm*
40phineasandferb
+1
Level 21
Jan 7, 2026
1st i got 6/11

then 11/11

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