Statistics for Ethnic Groups and Languages of South Africa (with provinces)

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Language Family - GroupLanguageEthnic GroupNumberProvince% Correct
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - ZundaZulu (isiZulu)Zulu people12 millionKwaZulu-Natal
98%
Indo-European - GermanicAfrikaansAfrikaners3 million
96%
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - ZundaXhosa (isiXhosa)Xhosa people8 millionEastern Cape
92%
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Sotho-TswanaSotho (Sesotho)Sotho people (Basotho)4 millionFree State
91%
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Sotho-TswanaTswana (Setswana)Tswana people (Batswana)5 millionNorth West
89%
Indo-European - GermanicEnglishEnglish-speakers1,8 million
88%
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Nguni - TekelaSwazi (Siswati)Swazi people1,3 millionMpumalanga (largest group, but without majority)
75%
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - ZundaSouthern NdebeleSouthern Ndebele people1 millionMinority in Mpumalanga and more
65%
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Tswa-RongaTsonga (Xitsonga)Tsonga people (Vatsonga)3,5 millionMinority in Limpopo and Mpumalanga
60%
Indo-European - Indo-Aryan (originally)English (minority Indian languages)Indian South Africans1,5 millionMinority in city of Durban (in KwaZulu-Natal)
57%
Niger-Congo - Southern Bantu - Sotho-TswanaNorthern Sotho (Pedi/Sipedi)Pedi people (Bapedi)4,9 millionLimpopo
56%
Niger-Congo - Southern BantuVenda (Tshivenda)Venda people2,5 millionMinority in Limpopo
56%
Khoe-Kwadi, Kx'a, and Tuu families (formerly called Khoisan)Several languagesSan people10.000Minority in Northern Cape
49%
Indo-European - Germanic (mixed with Bantu and Khoisan originally)Afrikaans and EnglishColoureds or Cape Coloureds5,2 millionWestern Cape and Northern Cape (largest group)
37%

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