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From: Patricia Frykberg <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] Offical Languages
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 20:16:07 +1300
References: <MCBBIOBOIOEBGCGJBCEKIEECFBAA.braithwaite@telusplanet.net>


Certainly does, thanks.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "C. Braithwaite" <>
>
> The noun has a prefix and the prefix changes to whether it is singular or
> plural. The prefix also influences the verb.
>
> (isi) in this case would probably mean ("the" Zulu language - plural) as
> Zulu for one does not have a word for "the".
>
> Hope this helps.
> D
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patricia Frykberg [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 7:22 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [ZA] Offical Languages
>
> That's interesting too.
> the 'isi' before the name does it mean language or...?
> So that if I was to refer to all these people would I use the name isZulu
> etc or just Zulu or is there another prefix?
> Pat
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerda Pieterse" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, 3 January 2004 09:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [ZA] Offical Languages
>
>
> > I remember that with the previous census it was rather interesting too
see
> > them in context of speakers. I seem to remember that isiZulu was first
and
> > isiXhosa second. Much lower down the list Afrikaans was followed by
> English
> > as minority languages. Does anybody have these figures?
> >
> > kind regards
> >
> > Gerda Pieterse
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Rodger" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 5:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ZA] Offical Languages
> >
> >
> > > English
> > > Afrikaans
> > > isiNdebele
> > > Sesotho sa Leboa (North Sotho)
> > > Sesotho (South Sotho)
> > > siSwati
> > > Xitsonga
> > > Setswana
> > > Tshivenda
> > > isiXhosa
> > > isiZulu
> > >
> > > (Source: Unforgettable Sunny South Africa Calendar, 2003, published by
> > > Global Calendars cc.
> > >
> > > On Friday, January 2, 2004, at 09:00 AM, Patricia Frykberg wrote:
> > >
> > > > Could someone please give me the names of the present official
> > > > languages in South Africa?
> > > > Many thanks
> > > > Pat
> > > >
> > > >
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