South Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

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Title Population Bibles Resources
Zulu
13,652,200
5
21
Xhosa
9,622,700
3
8
Afrikaans
8,132,500
12
22
English
5,773,600
242
349
Pedi
5,472,900
4
14
Tswana
4,819,300
7
18
Southern Sotho
4,578,300
3
15
Tsonga
2,710,800
5
17
Swati
1,506,000
1
9
Venda
1,445,700
3
12
South Ndebele
1,265,060
1
3
Hindi
468,230
13
98
Portuguese
400,000
18
337
South African Sign Language
235,000
0
0
Flaaitaal
100,000
0
0
Egyptian Arabic
61,070
2
97
Bhojpuri
58,050
4
30
Morisyen
42,270
2
4
Oorlams
40,170
0
0
Tamil
32,530
10
290
Gujarati
32,280
4
27
Dutch
30,370
17
17
Tswa
25,110
3
5
Somali
23,840
3
19
Modern Greek (1453-)
21,270
24
10
Italian
20,020
16
23
Makhuwa
17,500
2
1
German
15,010
32
22
Urdu
15,010
13
81
French
11,590
45
121
Birwa
11,470
0
1
Angloromani
9,880
3
0
North Levantine Arabic
5,670
2
21
Telugu
5,000
6
42
Kung-Ekoka
4,190
1
2
Sekele
3,790
0
14
Nyanja
3,250
8
29
Swahili (Coastal)
2,500
12
44
Khoekhoe
2,160
2
3
Kxoe
1,440
0
25
Korean
1,340
21
23
Ronga
1,250
3
1
ǃXóõ
460
0
3
Yue Chinese
0
12
35
Eastern Yiddish
0
4
2
Shona
0
7
19
Hakka Chinese
0
11
27
Mandarin Chinese
0
46
104
Xiri
0
0
0
ǁXegwi
0
0
0
ǀXam
0
0
0
Nǁng
0
0
0
Korana
0
0
0
Seroa
0
0
0
Gail
0
0
0
Fanagalo
0
0
1
Camtho
0
0
0
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