South Africa has a diverse linguistic landscape with 12 languages holding official status under the 1996 constitution (since amended). These include Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. Additionally, many more languages are to be promoted and developed: Khoi, Nama, San,Arabic, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
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