South African English (SAfE, SAfEn, SAE, en-ZA) [ a ] is the set of English language dialects native to South Africans. British settlers first arrived in the South African region in 1795, when they established a military holding operation at the Cape Colony.

2024年11月1日 · Mixed with over a dozen African languages for two centuries, spiced by imports from European colonies, South African English has its own rich, varied and weird flavour.

The English language in South Africa (SAE) dates from the arrival of the British at the Cape of Good Hope in 1795. As was the case in most colonies, English was introduced first by soldiers and administrators, then by missionaries, settlers, and fortune-seekers.

2015年12月8日 · Some 5 million South Africans speak English natively with a South African accent, and another 11 million speak it as a second language. South Africa is a diverse country, and this diversity shows linguistically.

South African English (SAE) is distinct from other kinds of English found in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as from its root of southern British English. But how did it come into its current form, and what makes it different from other kinds of English spoken around the world?

To a small but important African élite, English is a ‘second first language’, and it is spoken fluently by many Afrikaners. As a LINGUA FRANCA, it is used with varying degrees of proficiency by millions whose mother tongue is not English.

South African English is a language of many paradoxes. There are 3 million first-language SAE-speakers, about the same as the number of English-speakers in New Zealand, but they are in a minority, greatly outnumbered by second- and third-language speakers.

South Africa is truly a multilingual society, with eleven official languages. Only about 9% of the South African population speak English as their first language. But despite being a minority language, South African English, SAE, plays a very important role in the South African society.

South African English (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Engels, Zulu: IsiNgisi saseNingizimu Afrika, Xhosa: IsiNgesi saseMzantsi Afrika) is a dialect of English spoken in South Africa. English is the main language of business, school and government in South Africa and is …

2024年12月13日 · South African English (SAE) blends British English with local languages like Afrikaans, Zulu, and Xhosa, creating a unique linguistic tapestry. Distinctive pronunciations, vibrant vocabulary (e.g., braai, lekker), and idiomatic expressions (e.g., just now, shame!) reflect South Africa’s cultural diversity and history, celebrating unity in ...