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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
English is the sole official language in Namibia but only 3% speak it as a home language.<br> | |||
Oshiwambo is the most common language spoken.<br> | |||
Afrikaans is the most widely understood national language.<br> | |||
Most of the white population speaks either German or Afrakaans. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Namibia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia#:~:text=Languages, accessed 9 Apr 2022.</ref> | |||
Languages most often spoken in Namibian households are: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovambo_language '''Oshiwambo'''] - also known as '''Ovambo''' (48.9% of households) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoekhoe_language '''Khoekhoegowab'''] - also known as '''Khoekhoe''' (11.3%) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans '''Afrikaans'''] - (10.4%) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_language '''Otjiherero'''] - also known as '''Herero''' (8.6%) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwangali_language '''RuKwangali'''] - also known as '''Kwangali''' (8.5%) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozi_language '''siLozi'''] - also known as '''Lozi''' (4.8%) | |||
* '''English''' - (3.4%) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language '''German'''] - (0.9%) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_people '''San'''] - (0.8%) | |||
* other - (2.4%) <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Namibia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Namibia#:~:text=Languages%20most%20often%20spoken, accessed 9 Apr 2022.</ref> | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||