South Africa Languages

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Description
South Africa has 11 official languages:
 * 1) Ndebele
 * 2) Northern Sotho
 * 3) Sotho
 * 4) SiSwati
 * 5) Tsonga
 * 6) Tswana
 * 7) Venda
 * 8) Xhosa
 * 9) Zulu
 * 10) Afrikaans
 * 11) South African English

Unofficial languages include SiPhuthi, SiHlubi, SiBhaca, SiLala, SiNhlangwini ("IsiZansi"), SiNrebele (SiSumayela), IsiMpondro, Khoekhoegowab, !Orakobab, Xirikobab, N|uuki, !Xunthali, Khwedam, KheLobedu, SePulana, HiPai, SeKutswe, SeṰokwa, SiThonga, SiLaNgomane, SheKgalagari, XiRonga and others.

Word List(s)

 * Afrikaans Genealogical Word List


 * Tsonga


 * Swati (siSwati)


 * Tswana (Setswana)


 * Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa / Sepedi)


 * Ndebele


 * Sotho


 * Tswana


 * SiSwati


 * Tsonga


 * Venda


 * Xhosa


 * Zulu

Ndebele Alphabet
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Venda Alphabet
The letters C, J, and Q are used when writing foreign words and names.

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Ndebele
 * Ndebele-English Online Talking Dictionary
 * The Ndebele Dictionary and Encyclopedia
 * English North Ndebele Dictionary Online
 * Learn Ndebele
 * Useful Phrases in Northern Ndebele
 * isiNdebele for Beginners
 * Learn Ndebele
 * Learn Ndebele 0.0.1
 * iitranslation: English-Ndebele
 * Ndebele for Beginners

Northern Sotho
 * Northen Sotho Language
 * African Languages
 * Northern Sotho
 * Useful Phrases in Northern Sotho
 * Northern Sotho: Oxford Living Dictionaries
 * English-Northern Sotho Dictionary Online
 * English Northern Sotho Dictionary
 * Learn to Speak an African Language

Sotho, Sesotho, Basotho or Southern Sotho SiSwati, Swazi or Swati
 * Sotho Language
 * Southern Sotho
 * Useful Sesotho Phrases
 * About the Southern Sesotho Language
 * Learn to Speak African Languages
 * iiTranslation: Sesotho
 * Guide to Phrase Translation from English to Sesotho
 * English-Southern Sesotho Dictionary Online
 * English-Sesotho Dictionaries, common words and phrases
 * Swazi Language
 * Useful Phrases in Swati
 * Learn SiSwati
 * 21 Essential SisWati Phrases
 * Swazi Phrasebook
 * South African Languages- a Quick Guide
 * Learn SiSwati
 * Top Resources for Learning SiSwati
 * iiTranslation: SiSwati

Tswana or Setswana
 * Tswana Language
 * Useful Phrases in Tswana
 * Setswana Language Lessons
 * Tswana Phrasebook
 * Setswan- Oxford Living Dictionaries
 * English Tswana Dictionary Online
 * Free Setswana Lessons Online

Venda or Tshivenda
 * Venda Language
 * Venda Language
 * Useful Phrases in Venda
 * African Languages- Venda
 * Tshivenda is Learned
 * iiTranslation- Tshivenda
 * English-Venda Dictionary Online
 * Talkvenda

Xhosa or isiXhosa
 * Xhosa Language
 * Xhosa
 * History of Xhosa Language
 * isiXhosa- Oxford Living Dictionary
 * English-Xhosa Dictionary Online
 * Xhosa Word List for Beginners
 * Learn Xhosa
 * Learn Xhosa Free Online
 * Learn Xhosa

Zulu or Isizulu
 * Zulu Language
 * Zulu Dictionary
 * Learn Zulu
 * Free Zulu Lessons Online
 * Learn Zulu
 * Learning the Zulu Language

Afrikaans
 * Afrikaans Tutorial
 * Learn Afrikaans

Ndebele or IsiNdebele

 * Pelling, J. N. A practical Ndebele dictionary. Ardbennie, Harare: Longman Zimbabwe, 2001. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Oxford first bilingual dictionary : IsiNdebele + English. Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.

Northern Sotho

 * Kriel, T. J. The new English-Northern Sotho dictionary : English-Northern Sotho, Northern Sotho-English. South Africa: Educum, King William's Town, 1991. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Louwrens, L. J. Dictionary of Northern Sotho grammatical terms. Global, Cape Town, London: Nasou, 2004. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Kriel, T. J, D. J. Prinsloo, and B. P. Sathekge. Popular Northern Sotho dictionary : Northern Sotho-English, English-Northern Sotho. Cape Town: Pharos, 2007. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Grobler, G. M. English, Northern Sotho, Afrikaans. Parklands, South Africa: Ad Donker Publisher, 1991. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Learner's English-North Sotho dictionary. Alberton: Librarius, 1985. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Orr, Gregory John, and Carol Myers-Scotton. Learning Chicheŵa : a Peace Corps language course. East Lansing, Mich., U.S.A.: The Center, 1980. Available at: WorldCat.

Sotho

 * Hartshorne, K. B. Dictionary of basic English--Southern Sotho. Johannesburg: Educum Publishers, 1985. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Beachst, P. -D, and D. F. Gowlett. Southern Sotho dictionary. Goodwood: Audiovista Productions, 1980. Available at: WorldCat.

SiSwati

 * Rycroft, D. K. Concise siSwati dictionary : siSwati-English/English-siSwati. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik, 1995. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Oxford first bilingual dictionary : Siswati + English. Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Whelton, M. J. SiSwati-English dictionary. Swaziland, Centurion, South Africa: RedOystor Media (Pty) Ltd, 2016. Available at: WorldCat.

Tswana

 * Parker, Philip M. Webster's Tswana - English thesaurus dictionary. San Diego, CA: ICON Group International, Inc, 2008. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Le Roux, J. C. The concise trilingual pocket dictionary : English, Tswana, Afrikaans = Die kort drietalige sakwoordeboek : Afrikaans, Tswana, English. Jeppestown: Ad Donker, 1996. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Learner's English-Tswana dictionary. Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa: Librarius, 1986. Available at: WorldCat.

Venda

 * van Warmelo, Nicolaas J. Venda dictionary : Tshivenda-English. Pretoria: Van Schaik, 1989. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Van Warmelo, N. J. Venda dictionary. Pretoria: Van Schaik, 1989. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Wentzel, P. J, and T. W. Muloiwa. Venda : Afrikaans-English. Improved trilingual dictionary. n.p.: University of South Afrika, 1982. Available at: WorldCat.

Xhosa

 * Nabe, H. L, P. W. Dreyer, and G. L. Kakana. Xhosa dictionary : English, Xhosa, Afrikaans : xhosa, English, Afrikaans. Johannesburg: Educum, 1991. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Nabe, H. Xhosa dictionary. n.p.: n.p., 1991. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Fischer, A. English-Xhosa dictionary. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.

Zulu

 * Dent, G. R, and C. L. Sibusiso Nyembezi. Scholar's Zulu dictionary : English-Zulu, Zulu-English. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Dent, G. R, and C. L. Sibusiso Nyembezi. Compact Zulu dictionary : English-Zulu, Zulu-English. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1995. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Mawadza, Aquilina, and Hloniphani Ndebele. Zulu dictionary & phrasebook : Zulu-English, English-Zulu. New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc, 2017. Available at: WorldCat.

Afrikaans

 * Nabe, H. L, P. W. Dreyer, and G. L. Kakana. Xhosa dictionary : English, Xhosa, Afrikaans : xhosa, English, Afrikaans. Johannesburg: Educum, 1991. Available at: WorldCat.
 * South African Catholic Bishops' Conference. Church dictionary. n.p.: K.A.S, 1970. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Oxford first bilingual dictionary : Afrikaans + English. Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2007. Available at: WorldCat.