Languages of Namibia
This is a list of languages in Namibia. In Namibia there are in addition to the official language English nor so-called national languages , namely Afrikaans, German, Khoekhoegowab, Oshikwanyama, Oshindonga, Otjiherero, Rukwangali and Silozi. and other minority languages. The distinction between independent languages and dialects is not uniformly regulated, as is the exact name of the languages.
Listing and information on speakers
Minor languages and dialects
- Vasekela ( 60,000 native speakers, not only in Namibia)
- Kuhane ( 26,000 )
- Diriku ( 10,600 )
- Nyemba (10,000 )
- Chokwe ( 5,600 )
- Khwe (4,000)
- Zemba (4,000)
- Umbundu (3,000)
- Luchazi (1000)
- Mashi (200 )
- Kgalagadi (100 )
- Nkhumbi (100)
- Xiri (100 )
- Fanagalo
- Luyana
Proportions of the main languages in the regions
Proportion of Khoekhoe - speakers (also known as Nama or Damara )
Proportion of Afrikaans - speakers
Proportion of the Kavango - speaker
Share the Caprivi speaker