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| Extinct: no |
| Family: Indo-European |
| Branch: Germanic |
| Continent: Africa |
| Country: South Africa |
| Region: Pretoria and Bloemfontein are principal centers of population. Cape Malays live mainly in Cape Town, with some in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, and Port Elizabeth. Also spoken in Australia, Botswana, Canada, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| Countries Where Spoken: Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia |
| Countries Where Official: South Africa |
| Native Speakers: 5,811,547 |
| Speakers Total: 5,965,879 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 21 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 21 |
| Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 29 |
| Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 67 |
| Three Letter Code: AFR |
| Alternative Names: Afrikaans |
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| Summary: Official language of South Africa. 150,000 Cape Malays speak Afrikaans; 10,300,000 second-language speakers. Some also speak English. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Grammar. Bible: 1933–1983. Cape Malays: builders, carpenters. Muslim, Christian. |
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