List of official names of South Africa information
11 official names of South Africa
There are eleven official names of South Africa,[1] one in each of its 12 official languages. The number is surpassed only by India. These languages include English, Afrikaans, the Nguni languages (Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, and Swazi), the Sotho-Tswana languages (Tswana, Sotho, and Pedi), Venda, and Tsonga.
There are smaller but still significant groups of speakers of Khoi-San languages, which are not official, but one of the eight unofficially recognised languages. There are even smaller groups of speakers of endangered languages, many of which are from the Khoi-San family, but receive no official status; however, some groups are attempting to promote their use and revival.
The official names are:[2]
Language
Long form
Short form
Afrikaans
Republiek van Suid-Afrika
Suid-Afrika
English
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
Pedi
Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa
Afrika Borwa
Southern Ndebele
iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika
iSewula Afrika
Southern Sotho
Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa
Afrika Borwa
Swazi
iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika
iNingizimu Afrika
Tsonga
Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga
Afrika-Dzonga
Tswana
Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa
Aforika Borwa
Venda
Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe
Afurika Tshipembe
Xhosa
iRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika
uMzantsi Afrika
Zulu
iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
iNingizimu Afrika
And one former name:
Language
Long form
Short form
Period
Dutch
Republiek van Zuid-Afrika
Zuid-Afrika
1961–1983
South Africa's country code, ZA, is an abbreviation of this former official name, Zuid-Afrika.
^The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Chapter 1 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^For the text of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa in 11 official languages, each version of which contains the name of the country in the respective language, see Constitutional Court of South Africa. There is a 12th official language: South African Sign Language.
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