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  1. Languages of South Africa

    one language. Dutch and English were the first official languages of South Africa from 1910 to 1925 ... was replaced by Afrikaans when South Africa became a republic in 1961, ref The Official Languages ... dominant language map.svg thumb right Dominant languages in South Africa. Clear columns col1 legend ... represented in South Africa the Sotho Tswana languages Sotho Tswana branch Sotho, Northern Sotho ... languages of South Africa can be divided into two geographical zones, with Nguni languages being ... areas. Other significant languages spoken in South Africa This section is linked from Pretoria Other languages spoken in South Africa, though not mentioned in the Constitution, include Fanagalo ... of other languages can also be found in parts of South Africa. In the older immigrant communities ... , Central and West Africa n languages have arrived in South Africa, mostly in the major cities ... Chapter 1 Founding Provisions , Section 6 Languages of the Constitution of South Africa is the basis ... for br   i all languages commonly used by communities in South Africa, including German language ... of South Africa accessdate 1 December 2009 location Cape Town Recognised languages Official ... Xegwi language Xegwi Xam language Xam Seroa language Seroa See also Portalbox South Africa Languages ... to the languages of South Africa http www.ethnologue.com show country.asp?name South Africa Ethnologue .... 27, No. 4 Dec., 1998 , pp.  439 458 Languages of South Africa Life in South Africa Africa in topic Languages of Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT Languages Of South Africa Category Languages ... do Sul ru nso Maleme a Afrika Borwa simple Languages of South Africa ...South Africa has eleven official language s Afrikaans , South African English English , Southern Ndebele ... Cite book title Census 2001 Census in brief publisher Statistics South Africa year 2009 page 14 url ... includes Dutch ref and Dutch was dropped in 1983, so between 1983 and 1994, South Africa had ...   more details



  1. Languages of Africa

    Sotho South Africa 4 Linguistic features Some linguistic features are particularly common among languages ... in Africa ref cite book title African Languages an Introduction editor last Heine editor first Bernd ... Africa is incredibly rich in language&mdash over 3,000 indigenous languages by some counts, and many ... validity Niger Congo languages Niger Congo Bantu covers West Africa West , Central Africa Central , and East Africa Southeast Africa Khoe languages Khoe is concentrated in the deserts of Namibia and Botswana ... as obscure languages that have yet to be classified. In addition, Africa has a wide variety ... of Africa are widely used for inter ethnic communication. Arabic language Arabic , Berber languages ... level. Language groups Most languages spoken in Africa belong to one of three large Language family ... Main Afroasiatic languages Afro Asiatic languages are spoken throughout the Middle East , North Africa , the Horn of Africa , and parts of the Sahel . There are approximately 375 Afro Asiatic languages ... branch of the Afro Asiatic family of languages that is spoken outside of Africa. Some of the most ... family is the largest group of Africa and probably of the world in terms of the number of languages ... Niger Kordofanian language family, joining Niger Congo with the Kordofanian languages of south central ... Several languages spoken in Africa belong to language families concentrated or originating outside ... Indo European language known to have developed in Africa. Since the colonial era, Indo European languages ..., possibly related to Khoe Kx a languages Kx a of southern Africa Tuu languages Tuu , or Taa Ui, two ... Unclassified languages of Africa A fair number of unclassified languages are reported in Africa ... Africa Many African countries have national sign languages, such as Algerian Sign Language , Tunisian ... published on these languages. Language in Africa Throughout the long multilingual history of the African ... in Africa.svg thumb upright 1.5 Official languages in Africa cellpadding 0 legend FF8C00 Afrikaans ...   more details



  1. The Languages of Africa

    Italic title The Languages of Africa is a 1963 book of essays by Joseph Greenberg , in which he sets forth a genetic classification of African languages that, with some changes, continues to be the most ... The book classifies Africa s languages into four stocks not presumed to be related, as follows I. Congo Kordofanian languages Congo Kordofanian I.A Niger Congo languages Niger Congo I.A.1 Atlantic ..., Kerre, Tsamai, Doko, Dollo III.D.5 South Cushitic languages Southern Cushitic Burunge language ... South African Khoisan IV.A.1 Northern Khoisan languages Northern South African Khoisan IV.A.2 Central Khoisan languages Central South African Khoisan IV.A.3 Southern Khoisan languages Southern South African ... H. 1963 The Languages of Africa . International journal of American linguistics, 29, 1, part 2. Greenberg, Joseph H. 1966 The Languages of Africa 2nd ed. with additions and corrections . Bloomington Indiana University. DEFAULTSORT Languages of Africa Category Language histories Category Languages of Africa ... as against isolated comparisons between pairs of languages. Only linguistic evidence is relevant ... against previous African linguists notably Carl Meinhof Meinhof who had classified languages on linguistic ... Sudanic languages Western Sudanic , but he changed the subclassification, including Fula language ... Bantu languages Bantu as merely a subfamily of Benue Congo previously termed Semi Bantu . Semitic ..., while Chadic languages Chadic , Nilo Hamitic languages Nilo Hamitic , Fulani, and Hottentot language ... linguistics as a result, he renamed the newly reclassified family Afro Asiatic languages Afroasiatic ... Hottentot as a member of the Central Khoisan languages. To Khoisan he also added the much more ... used. Within this, he identified a major subgroup termed Chari Nile languages Chari Nile , containing ... Sudanic on a firmer foundation. Finally, he assigned the non Nilo Saharan languages of the Nuba Hills of Kordofan to a single subfamily Kordofanian languages Kordofanian , which together with Niger ...   more details



  1. South Africa

    largest settlement largest settlement type official languages Collapsible list title Languages of South Africa 11 ref The Khoi languages Khoi , Nama language Nama and San languages South African Sign ... Hebrew , Sanskrit language Sanskrit and other languages used for religious purposes in South Africa ... in the Constitution of South Africa constitution . ref name safacts Two of these languages are of European ... different Bantu languages , nine of which have official status. ref name safacts South Africa also ... name Collapsible list title center Republic of South Africa center br center small Republiek  ... publisher Constitutional Court of South Africa accessdate 3 September 2009 ref small center common name South Africa image flag Flag of South Africa.svg alt flag image coat Coat of arms of South ... Xam language Xam br Unity In Diversity small national anthem National anthem of South Africa File South Africa National Anthem.ogg royal anthem motto other symbol type other symbol image map South Africa ... democracy Constitutional parliamentary republic leader title1 President of South Africa President leader name1 Jacob Zuma leader title2 Deputy President of South Africa Deputy President leader ... Assembly Speaker leader name4 Max Sisulu leader title5 Chief Justice of South Africa Chief Justice leader name5 Mogoeng Mogoeng leader title6 leader name6 legislature Parliament of South Africa Parliament upper house National Council of Provinces lower house National Assembly of South Africa National ... and Ireland United Kingdom established event1 Union of South Africa Union established date1 31 ... South Africa accessdate 7 July 2008 ref population census year 2001 population density km2 41.4 population ... South Africa publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 2012 September 21 ref GDP PPP rank GDP ... map3 footnotes footnote1 footnote2 footnote7 Coord 30 25 display title type country South Africa , officially the Republic of South Africa , is a Sovereign state country located at the southern tip of Africa ...   more details



  1. List of extinct languages of Africa

    Unreferenced date September 2008 Image Africa satellite orthographic.jpg 230px right This is a list of extinct languages of Africa , languages which have undergone language death , have no native speakers and no Historical language spoken descendant . Angola Kwadi language Kwadi Cameroon Duli language Duli Gey language Gey Nagumi language Nagumi Yeni language Yeni Chad Horo language Horo Muskum language Muskum C te d Ivoire Esuma language Esuma Democratic Republic of the Congo Ngbee language Ngbee Egypt Ancient Egyptian language Ancient Egyptian Ancient Nubian Eritrea Geez language Geez Ethiopia Gafat language Gafat Geez see Eritrea, above Mesmes language Weyto language Weyto Guinea Baga Kaloum language Baga Kaloum see Baga languages Baga Soban language Baga Soban Kenya Elmolo language Elmolo Kore language Kore Omotik language Omotik Nigeria Ajawa language Ajawa Auyokawa language Auyokawa Basa Gumna language Basa Gumna Gamo Ningi language Gamo Ningi Kpati language Kpati Kubi language Kubi Mawa language Mawa Teshenawa language Teshenawa South Africa & 47 Xegwi language Xegwi & 47 Xam language Xam Seroa language Seroa Sudan Ancient Nubian Beigo Baygo Berti language Berti Birked language Birked Gule language Gule Homa language Homa Mittu language Mittu Togoyo language Togoyo Torona language Torona Tanzania Kw adza language Kw adza Ngasa language Ngasa Tunisia Mediterranean Lingua Franca Punic language Punic Sened language Sened Vandalic language Vandalic Uganda Nyang i language Nyang i Singa language Singa Category Lists of extinct languages Category Extinct languages of Africa Category Africa related lists Extinct languages gag Afrika k kl l diller listasi mk tr Afrika k kenli l diller listesi ...   more details



  1. Bible translations into the languages of Africa

    The Bible, or portions of the Bible, have been translated into various languages of Africa. Afrikaans Main Bible translations into Afrikaans Arabic Main Bible translations into Arabic Bemba Cibemba Zambia Part of the Bible in Bemba language was first published in 1904, followed by the New Testament in 1916, and the entire Bible in 1956. Currently a revision is in progress. Paul Mushindo and the Scottish missionary Robert McMinn worked together on Bible translation into the Bemba language for over twenty years. ref The struggle for control of education in Zambia Dan O Brien 2006 As late as 1947 ... Robert Moffat Congregationalist, translated into Sechwana language Sotho South Africa Samuel Rolland ... Lemue and Bisseux, Rolland belonged to the first team of missionaries sent to South Africa by the mission ..., ili kila mtu amwaminiye asipotee, bali awe na uzima wa milele. Xhosa South Africa Henry Hare Dugmore ... 25 Translation Gospel of John John uYohane 3 16 style text align center Bible Society of South Africa ... South Africa In 1837, the first portion s of the Bible in the Zulu language were published, in the First ... in South Africa by Gertrude Rachel Hance, pg. 45 ref It was revised in 1959, and published in London ... in 1986 and published in Cape Town by the Bible Society of South Africa . This was translated ... of the Bible into Bemba for over twenty years ref Berber Main Bible translations into Berber languages ... by 1913. ref The Bible in Africa transactions, trajectories, and trends p326 Gerald O. West, Musa W ... in 1988. ref The Bible in Africa transactions, trajectories, and trends p327 Gerald O. West ..., with the New Testament appearing in 1830. ref A history of the church in Africa p490 Bengt Sundkler ... translated into Mijikenda languages. Oromo Ethiopia Oromo language Oromo is a language of Ethiopia ... into different dialects of Swahili as spoken in different regions of East Africa these include ... Christianity in Africa Category Bible translations by language Africa ...   more details



  1. List of endangered languages in Africa

    bnl Boon South Africa class wikitable align center style font size 90 South Africa width 20 Language ... languages Africa Category Lists of languages Endangered Category Endangered languages of Africa Category Africa related lists Endangered languages ... Source Red Book of Endangered Languages ISO 639 3     hio Ethnologue entry Ethnolink ... Languages ISO 639 3 sbf Ethnologue entry Ethnolink sbf Shabo language Ghana class wikitable align ... Kinare language , Okiek language Source Red Book of Endangered Languages ISO 639 3 oki Ethnologue ... in Namibia Source Red Book of Endangered Languages ISO 639 3     isocode Ethnologue entry ... Languages ISO 639 3     isocode Ethnologue entry Ethnolink isocode Xu language Nigeria ... No. Speakers Source Red Book of Endangered Languages ISO 639 3 kch Ethnologue entry Ethnolink kch Vono ... Also spoken in Gambia . No. Speakers Over 10,000 Source Red Book of Endangered Languages ISO 639 3   ... Language N ng language Comments No. Speakers 10 2003 Crawhall 500 1998 Nigel Crawhall, South African ... Ongamo language Comments Also Ngasa language No. Speakers Source Red Book of Endangered Languages ISO ...   more details



  1. South Semitic languages

    of South Semitic Ethiopian languages and Ge ez abugida Ethiopic script in Africa is believed by some to be due to a migration of South Arabian speakers from Yemen within the last few thousand years ...Infobox language family name South Semitic region Yemen , Oman , Ethiopia , Eritrea familycolor Afro Asiatic fam2 Semitic languages Semitic child1 Eastern Modern South Arabian languages Modern South Arabian child2 Western Old South Arabian , Ethiopian Semitic languages Ethiopian South Semitic is a commonly accepted branch of the Semitic languages . Semitic itself is a branch of the larger Afro Asiatic language family found in North Africa Northern and Horn of Africa Eastern Africa and Western Asia . South Semitic is divided into two uncontroversial branches South Arabian , on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula , and Ethiopian Semitic languages Ethiopian Semitic , found across the Red Sea in the Horn of Africa , mainly in modern Ethiopia and Eritrea . The Ethiopian Semitic languages have by far the greatest numbers of modern native speakers. Eritrea s main languages are mainly Tigrinya and Tigre language Tigre which are North Ethiopic languages while Amharic South Ethiopic is the main ... lists six modern members of the South Arabian branch and 14 members of the Ethiopian branch. The homeland of the South Semitic languages is widely debated, but is believed to have been Northern ... languages Old South Arabian extinct, formerly believed to be the linguistic ancestors of modern South Arabian Semitic languages, now classified as Eastern South Semitic Ethiopic languages Ethiopic Ethio Semitic, Ethiopian Semitic Eastern Modern South Arabian languages Modern South Arabian . These languages ... show family.asp?subid 90980 Ethnologue entry for South Semitic languages Semitic languages Category South Semitic languages Category Semitic languages ar br Yezho semitek ... . Southern Arabian languages have withered at the expense of the more dominant Arabic also a Semitic ...   more details



  1. South Omotic languages

    Infobox language family name South Omotic region Ethiopia familycolor Afro Asiatic fam2 Omotic languages Omotic child1 Aari language Aari child2 Dime language Dime child3 Hamer language Hamer The South Omotic or Somotic languages belong to the Afro Asiatic languages Afro Asiatic family and are spoken in Ethiopia . ref Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue Languages of the World . 15th edition. Dallas Summer Institute of Linguistics. ref Notes Reflist References http www.ethnologue.com show family.asp?subid 91895 Ethnologue entry for South Omotic languages Category South Omotic languages Category Languages of Ethiopia AfroAsiatic lang stub hr Ju noomotski jezici ...   more details



  1. Outline of South Africa

    in South Africa Festivals in South Africa Humour in South Africa Languages of South Africa ...File Flag of South Africa.svg The Flag of South Africa thumb right Image South Africa ortographic projection ... Africa The Republic of South Africa is a List of sovereign states sovereign country located at the southern ... library publications the world factbook geos sf.html title South Africa work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref South Africa s coast ... web url http www.southafrica.info about facts.htm title South Africa Fast Facts publisher SouthAfrica.info date April 2007 accessdate 2008 06 14 ref To the north of South Africa lie Namibia , Botswana ..., Inc. ref Modern human beings have inhabited South Africa for more than 100,000 years. ref cite web url http www.southafrica.info about history history.htm title A Short History of South Africa ... known as the Anglo Boer War as the Boers and the British fought for the control of South Africa s mineral wealth. Although the Boers were defeated, limited independence was given to South Africa ... in 1961 when South Africa was declared a republic. The leading National Party South Africa National ... was held in South Africa. This election brought Nelson Mandela and the current ruling party, the African National Congress to power. South Africa is known for its diversity, and eleven official .... ref name safacts South Africa is ethnically diverse, with the largest Whites in South Africa Caucasian , Asians in South Africa Indian , and Coloured racially mixed communities in Africa. Although 79.5 of South Africa s population is Black people Black , this category is neither culturally nor ... of which have official status. ref name safacts In 2006, South Africa s population was estimated at 47.4 ... guide to South Africa TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image South Africa CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of South Africa International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English ...   more details



  1. South Mangyan languages

    Infobox language family name South Mangyan altname South Mindoro region Mindoro familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Philippine languages Philippine The South Mangyan languages are one of two small clusters of languages spoken by the Mangyan people of Mindoro Island in the Philippines. The languages are Buhid language Buhid , Tawbuid language Tawbuid , and Hanuno o language Hanuno o . These are among the few languages of the Philippines which continue to be written in Ancient Philippine scripts indigenous scripts , though mostly for poetry. Category Philippine languages au lang stub mk ...   more details



  1. South Mindanao languages

    Infobox language family name South Mindanao altname Bilic region southern coast of Mindanao familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Philippine languages Philippine The South Mindanao or Bilic languages are a group of languages spoken by the Bagobo , B laan , T boli , and Tiruray peoples of the southern coast of Mindanao Island in the Philippines. The languages are, Bagobo language Bagobo Giangan Blaan language Blaan Tboli language Tboli Tiruray language Tiruray Most classifications exclude South Mindanao from the Mindanao languages Mindanao language family that covers much of the island. However, a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref fully supported including South Mindanao within Mindanao, and suggested at a 50 confidence level that it may be closer to the Manobo languages Manobo branch than to the Danao languages Danao branch of the family. References Reflist Category Philippine languages au lang stub fr Langues biliennes hr Ju nomindanaoski jezici mk ...   more details



  1. South Huon Gulf languages

    Infobox language family name South Huon Gulf region Huon Gulf , Morobe Morobe Province , Papua New Guinea familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Western Oceanic languages Western Oceanic fam5 North New Guinea languages North New Guinea ? fam6 Ngero Vitiaz languages Ngero Vitiaz ? fam7 Huon Gulf languages Huon Gulf child1 Hote Buang languages child2 Iwal language The family of South Huon Gulf languages is a subgroup of the Huon Gulf languages of Papua New Guinea . It consists of 13 language s. Components Iwal language Iwal Hote Buang Hote Hote language Hote , Yamap language Yamap Buang Mapos Buang language Mapos Buang , Mangga Buang language Mangga Buang , Piu language Piu , Kapin language Kapin , Vehes language Vehes , Mumeng Dambi language Dambi Kumalu language Kumalu , Gorakor language Gorakor Patep language Patep Zenag language Zenag The varieties of the Mumeng dialect chain are partially mutually intelligible. External links http www.ethnologue.org show family.asp?subid 91626 Ethnologue report for South Huon Gulf languages Category Western Oceanic languages Category Languages of Papua New Guinea Category Languages of Morobe Province au lang stub PapuaNewGuinea stub ...   more details



  1. South Bird's Head languages

    Infobox language family name South Bird s Head altname South Doberai region West Irian Jaya familycolor Papuan fam1 Trans New Guinea languages Trans New Guinea child1 South Bird s Head proper child2 Inanwatan languages Inanwatan child3 Konda Yahadian languages Konda Yahadian sil 1447 16 The South Bird s Head or South Doberai languages are a well established language family family of Papuan languages . They form part of the Trans New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross . South Bird s Head South Doberai family South Bird s Head proper Weriagar language Weriagar Kemberano, Barau , Arandai language Arandai dialect cluster Kokoda language Kokoda Tarof, Kasuweri Kais language Kais Kampong Baru , Puragi language Puragi , Kaburi language Kaburi Inanwatan branch Duriankere language Duriankere , Suabo language Suabo Inanwatan Konda Yahadian branch Konda language Papuan Konda , Yahadian language Yahadian References Malcolm Ross Pronouns Category Languages of Papua New Guinea Category South Bird s Head languages pa lang stub PapuaNewGuinea stub hr Ju novogelkopski jezici ...   more details



  1. Languages of South America

    File Languages of South America.svg right 250px thumb Main European languages in South America. The language s of South America can be divided into three broad groups the languages of the in most cases, former colonial powers many Indigenous languages of the Americas indigenous languages , some of which enjoy co official status alongside the colonial languages and various pockets of other languages spoken by immigrant populations that have survived assimilation by the majority Languages. Main languages File Map Most Widely Spoken Native Languages in Latin America.png right 250px thumb Main native languages in Latin America The languages imposed by the process of European colonization of the Americas are mainly Indo European languages Indo European . Portuguese language Portuguese and Spanish language Spanish are the most spoken languages in South America with around 192 million speakers each ... by protection to native people. Other languages Other languages found in South America include .... South America topic Languages of DEFAULTSORT Languages Of South America Category Languages of South ... language of Guyana , although there are at least 12 other languages spoken in the country, including Hindi , Arabic language Arabic , and various indigenous languages. English is also spoken in the Falkland ... of French Guiana . Indigenous languages File SouthAmerican families.png right 250px thumb Main language families of South America other than Quechuan, Aimaran and Mapudungun, which expanded after the Spanish Conquest . Indigenous languages of the Americas Indigenous languages of South America include, among several others, Quechua languages in Bolivia , Peru , and Ecuador Guarani language Guaran ..., Guarani shares joint official status with Spanish. In Colombia, the languages of the country s ethnic groups are constitutionally recognized as official languages in their territories more than 60 such aboriginal languages exist today. In Peru, Quechua, Aymara, and other indigenous languages ...   more details



  1. Official names of South Africa

    There are eleven official names of South Africa , ref http www.info.gov.za documents constitution 1996 96cons1.htm The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Chapter 1 ref one in each of its languages of South Africa eleven official languages . The number is surpassed only by Names of modern India in its official languages India . These languages include English language English , Afrikaans , the Nguni languages Zulu language Zulu , Xhosa language Xhosa , Southern Ndebele language Ndebele , and Swazi language Swazi , as well as the Sotho language group Sotho languages, which include Tswana language Tswana , Sesotho language Sotho and Northern Sotho language Sotho sa Leboa . The remaining two languages are Venda language Venda and Tsonga language Tsonga . There are smaller but still significant groups of speakers of Khoi San languages which are not official languages, but are one of the eight un officially recognised languages. There are even smaller groups of speakers of endangered language s, many of which are from the Khoi San family, but receive no official status however, some groups within South Africa are attempting to promote their use and revival. As a result, there are many official names for the country. ref For the text of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa in all 11 official languages, each version of which contains the name of the country in the respective ... the website of the Constitutional Court of South Africa ref These are class wikitable Language Long ... Republic of South Africa South Africa Northern Sotho language Northern Sotho Repabliki ya Afrika ... form Period Dutch language Dutch Republiek van Zuid Afrika nl Zuid Afrika Zuid Afrika 1961 1983 South Africa s country code , ZA , is an abbreviation of this former official name, Zuid Afrika . Sources references DEFAULTSORT Official Names Of South Africa Categories Category Government of South Africa Category Geography of South Africa Category South Africa related lists Category Country names Interwiki ...   more details



  1. South?Central Cordilleran languages

    Infobox language family name South Central Cordilleran altname region north Luzon familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Philippine languages Philippine fam4 Northern Luzon languages Northern Luzon child1 Central Cordilleran child2 South Cordilleran child3 Alta The South Central Cordilleran languages alternatively Meso Cordilleran languages are a group of languages spoken by the Igorot and related peoples in the Philippines. Languages The subclassification of the languages is strongly supported confidence 96 100 by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref Alta language Alta Central Cordilleran Isinai language Isinai Kalinga Itneg Itneg languages Itneg a dialect cluster Kalinga languages Kalinga a dialect cluster Nuclear Cordilleran Ifugao language Ifugao Bontok Balangao Balangao Bontok Kankanay Bontoc language Bontok Finallig language Finallig , Kankanaey language Kankanaey Southern Cordilleran Ilongot language Ilongot Pangasinic Pangasinan language Pangasinan Benguet Ibaloi language Ibaloi , Karao language Karao , Iwaak language Iwaak , Kallahan language Kallahan References Reflist Category Philippine languages au lang stub ...   more details



  1. South Vanuatu languages

    Infobox language family name South Vanuatu region Southern Vanuatu familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Southern Oceanic languages Southern Oceanic fam5 Languages of Vanuatu Vanuatu sil 2993 16 The nine South Vanuatu languages form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages . Languages Erromanga Sie language Sie , Sorung language Sorung sometimes considered a dialect of Sie, now extinct , Ifo language Ifo Utaha, now extinct , Ura language Vanuatu Ura fewer than ten speakers Anejom Tanna Aneityum language Aneityum Tanna Kwamera language Kwamera South Tanna Tanna proper Lenakel language Lenakel West Tanna , Southwest Tanna language Southwest Tanna , Whitesands language Whitesands Weasisi, East Tanna The position of North Tanna language North Tanna within the Tanna languages is not clear. DEFAULTSORT South Vanuatu Languages Category Languages of Vanuatu es Lenguas del sur de Vanuatu fr Langues du sud du Vanuatu hr Ju novanuatski jezici ...   more details



  1. Modern South Arabian languages

    90981 Ethnologue entry for South Arabian languages http llacan.vjf.cnrs.fr fichiers Senelle SAMLanguages.pdf The Modern South Arabian Languages , by M.C.Simeone Senelle Navboxes list Modern Semitic languages Semitic languages expanded Eastern South DEFAULTSORT Modern South Arabian Languages Category South Arabian languages Category Languages of Oman Category Languages of Yemen ar ...Infobox language family name Modern South Arabian region Yemen , Oman familycolor Afro Asiatic fam2 Semitic languages Semitic fam3 South Semitic languages South Semitic child1 Bathari language Bathari child2 Harsusi language Harsusi child3 Hoby t language Hoby t child4 Mehri language Mehri child5 Shehri language Shehri child6 Soqotri language Soqotri The Modern South Arabian or Eastern South Semitic , Eastern South Arabian languages are spoken mainly by minority populations in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Oman , which, together with the modern Ethiopian Semitic languages , form the South Semitic languages South Semitic branch . In his glottochronology based classification, A. Militarev presents the Modern South Arabian languages as a South Semitic branch opposed to a North Semitic branch that includes all the other Semitic languages. ref http www.krugosvet.ru articles 77 1007711 1007711a1.htm ref ref Militarev, Alexander, Once more about glottochronology and the comparative method the Omotic Afrasian case . Moscow, Russian State University for the Humanities. http starling.rinet.ru Texts fleming.pdf ref They are no longer considered to be descendants of the Old South Arabian language, as was once thought. They are known for their apparent archaic Semitic features, especially in their system of phonology for example, they preserve the Fricative consonant Lateral fricatives lateral fricative s of Proto Semitic . Mehri language Mehri is the largest with more than 70,000 speakers in Yemen , more than 50,000 in Oman , and about 15,000 farther afield due to emigration in Kuwait ...   more details



  1. South Halmahera languages

    Infobox language family name South Halmahera region The Moluccas familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian MP fam3 Nuclear Malayo Polynesian languages Nuclear MP fam4 Central Eastern Malayo Polynesian languages Central Eastern fam5 Halmahera Cenderawasih languages Halmahera Cenderawasih fam6 Halmahera Sea languages Halmahera Sea child1 East Makian Gane child2 Buli The South Halmahera languages are the branch of Austronesian languages found along the southeast coast of the island of Halmahera in the Indonesia n province of North Maluku . Irarutu is spoken in the east of the Bomberai Peninsula in West Papua province West Papua province. Most of the languages are only known from short word lists, but Buli language Buli is fairly well attested. Classification A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref http language.psy.auckland.ac.nz austronesian research.php Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ref fully supported the unity of South Halmahera, with the exception of the isolate Irarutu language Irarutu , which it placed as an isolate in Central Eastern Malayo Polynesian languages Central Eastern Malayo Polynesian . East Makian Gane Gane language Gane Taba language Taba East Makian Buli languages Buli language Indonesia Buli Maba language Indonesia Maba Patani language Patani Sawai language Sawai References Reflist Category Eastern Malayo Polynesian languages Category Languages of Indonesia Category Languages of western New Guinea au lang stub hr Ju nohalmaherski jezici ...   more details



  1. South Ethiopian Semitic languages

    Infobox language family name South Ethiopian Semitic region Ethiopia familycolor Afro Asiatic fam2 Semitic languages Semitic fam3 South Semitic languages South Semitic fam4 Western fam5 Ethiopian Semitic languages Ethiopian Semitic child1 Outer child2 Transversal South Ethiopian Semitic is a group of group of Semitic languages of Ethiopia that include Amharic and the Gurage languages . Languages Transversal Amharic Argobba languages Amharic Argobba Amharic language Amharic national language of Ethiopia Argobba language Argobba Harari East Gurage Harari language Harari East Gurage languages East Gurage Selti language Selti Silt e dialects Ulbare language Ulbare , Wolane language Wolane , Inneqor language Inneqor Zway language Zway Zay Outer n group Gafat language Gafat extinct Soddo language Soddo Kistane Goggot language Goggot tt group Mesmes language Mesmes extinct sometimes considered Inor Muher language Muher West Gurage languages West Gurage Masqan language Masqan Mesqan Sebat Bet Sebat Bet Gurage language Sebat Bet Gurage dialects Chaha language Chaha , Ezha language Ezha , Gumer language Gumer , Gura language Gura Inor language Inor dialects Ennemor Inor proper , Endegegn, Gyeto External links Category South Semitic languages Category Languages of Ethiopia AfroAsiatic lang stub Ethiopia stub br Yezho etiopek ar su de S d thiosemitische Sprachen hr Ju noetiopski jezici ...   more details



  1. South Africa (disambiguation)

    Wiktionary South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. South Africa may also refer to Southern Africa , the southernmost region of the African continent Union of South Africa , the predecessor of the current Republic of South Africa South African Republic or the Transvaal Republic, predecessor of the erstwhile Transvaal Province of South Africa South Africa song South Africa song , a song by Ian Gillan South Africa The Goodies South Africa The Goodies , an episode of the British TV series The Goodies disambiguation es Sud frica desambiguaci n ...   more details



  1. List of schools in South Africa

    List of High Schools in South Africa List of primary schools in South Africa Lists of schools in Africa Category Education in South Africa Schools Category Lists of schools by country South Africa Category South Africa related lists Schools ...   more details



  1. Filipinos in South Africa

    Infobox ethnic group group Filipinos in South Africa image poptime 2,200 ref name gi1 cite news url http globalnation.inquirer.net news breakingnews view 20080523 138414 No Filipinos reported hurt killed in South Africa DFA title No Filipinos reported hurt, killed in South Africa DFA date 2008 05 23 publisher Global Inruirer accessdate 2009 02 18 ref br small 2008 br small popplace Gauteng Pretoria , Johannesburg langs Tagalog language Tagalog , English language English , other languages of the Philippines rels Roman Catholicism , Protestantism , Islam , and others related c Filipino people , Overseas Filipinos Filipinos in South Africa are either migrants or descendants of the Philippines living in South Africa . Roughly half of them live in Gauteng . ref name gi1 Many Filipinos migrate to South Africa to work in the fishing industry , ref cite news url http globalnation.inquirer.net news news view 20080206 117201 Filipinos warned about South Africa jobs title Filipinos warned about South Africa jobs last Balana first Cynthia date 2008 02 06 publisher Global Inquirer accessdate 2009 02 18 ref in the health care industry, ref cite news url http www.dole.gov.ph news details.asp?id N000000435 title Global OFW deployment approaches a million date 2005 02 18 publisher Department of Labor and Employment Philippines DOLE News accessdate 2009 02 20 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref as skilled workers, or as engineer s. ref name gi1 In August 2008, the Department of Foreign Affairs Philippines Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs set up the Munting Paaralan school at the Philippine embassy in Pretoria , where fourteen children are enrolled for bimonthly classes. ref cite news url http www.gov.ph news default.asp?i 22033 title DFA puts up Filipino school in South Africa ... to South Africa PHOverseassmall Category Filipino diaspora South Africa Category Ethnic groups in South Africa ...   more details



  1. South Africa Act 1909

    remains one of the Languages of South Africa official languages of the Republic of South Africa . The Dutch ... South Africa Act 1909 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to constitute the Union of South Africa. year 1909 statute book chapter 9 Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edw. VII c. 9 introduced by territorial extent Union of South Africa royal assent 20 September 1909 commencement ... repealing legislation Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961 status Repealed original text activeTextDocId legislation history use new UK LEG revised text The South Africa Act 1909 was an Act of Parliament Act of the British Parliament which created the Union of South Africa from the British ... Rhodesian government referendum, 1922 referendum held in 1922. The South Africa Act was the third ... of South Africa would be established on 31 May 1910. This Act, which essentially brought into being the South Africa n state as it is known today, served as the South African constitution for over ... South Africa s independence from Britain. Although South Africa became a republic in 1961 and left ... on in its replacement, the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act 32 of 1961 . However, the last ... constitution, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983 . Government structure File Map of the provinces of South Africa 1910 1976 with English labels.svg thumb The provinces of the Union The structure of the government of the Union of South Africa was similar to the government of other British Dominion s. A Governor General of South Africa was appointed to represent the British Monarch , who was also the Monarchy of South Africa Monarch of South Africa . Executive power ... Africa Prime Minister . Legislative power was vested in a Parliament of South Africa Parliament consisting of the Monarch, Senate of South Africa a Senate and House of Assembly of South Africa a House ... of the new Supreme Court of South Africa. The appellate division, which was the highest court in the land ...   more details




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