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At least thirty-five languages are spoken in South Africa, twelve of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and English, which is the primary language used in parliamentary and state discourse, though all official languages are equal ...
- Hindi
South Africa. Hindi is a protected language in South Africa....
- Indian South Africans
Current status of Indian languages. A diminishing minority...
- Hindi
The Ramacharitamanas has been, since 1860, a text revered as scripture amongst Hindi speaking Hindus in South Africa. Religion and religious texts had a profound impact on the lives of these culturally conservative indentured labourers.
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Sep 22, 2009 · Indian languages have existed in large numbers in South Africa, chiefly in the province of Natal, since 1860. Their existence in this country is ultimately a consequence of the abolition of slavery in the European colonies.
- R. Mesthrie
- 2002
Oct 12, 2020 · These languages include Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Punjabi, and Gujarati. Indian South Africans are predominantly Hindu, but Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs also came to South Africa from India from as early as 1860. Hindu, the most prominent religion in India, originated 5000 years ago.
भाषाएँ. दक्षिण अफ़्रीका में ग्यारह भाषाओं को आधिकारिक भाषा का दर्जा दिया गया है, जिसमें अंग्रेज़ी के साथ-साथ अफ़्रिकांस, दक्षिणी दीबीली, उत्तरी सूथो, दक्षिणी सूथो, स्वाज़ी, त्सोंगा, त्स्वाना, कोसा और जुलू शामिल है। किसी एक देश में बोली जाने वाली भाषाओं की संख्या के हिसाब से यह बोलिविया और भारत के बाद तीसरा देश है।.
