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South Africa (Languages (Facts (Zulu - most spoken mother tounge, almost 1…
South Africa
Languages
Facts
Zulu - most spoken mother tounge, almost 1 of 4 South Africans
English - only 1 of 10 people as mother tounge, still in most schools first language
11 official languages - English, Afrikans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Tshivenda, Xitsonga
Africans - second most spoken language, often used in daily life
children grow up speeking at least three languages
South Africain greetings
Sawubona - Zulu word for greetings or used as hello
Kunjani - often used as hello by Zulu and Xhosa people
Molo - traditional helleo in isiXhosa, when more people Molweni
Howzit - stems for ^^How is it going?^^
Typical words
kokis - colour pens or felt pens
robot - traffic lights
bakkie - pick-up truck, utility truck or light dilevery truck
vuvuzela - plastic trumpet blown during soccer games
Population
current Population - About 60 mio. peple
age structure
25-44: 28.5%
45-64: 14,7%
0-24: 52%
66+: 4.9%
ethnic groups
White - 8.9%
Colourd - 9.2%
African - 79.4%
Asian - 2.5%
Food
BBQ
very important in South African Food culture
Biltong - similar to Beef jerky, cured and dried meat
boerewors - curly grilled sausige
typical food
koeksisters - fried dough in form of nodes and dippe in sticky sweet sauce
mealie pap - simple corn porradge
bobotie - contains rice, lamb and fragrant spices
Capetown
sights
Table Mountain - great view over capetown and the ocean
Constantia Valley - South Africa´s best wine land
Camps Bay - beautiful beach of soft sand and nie clear blue water
Boulders Beach - another very cool beach with nice little rocks
Landscape
The Landscape of cape town is really interresting and beautiful because of all the mountains wich are in immediate range of the water what creates breathtaking beaches and a uniqe landscape.
Animals
Big five
Elephant
Leopard
Buffalo
Rhino
Lion
Wildlife
almost 300 mammal species
tallest land animal - giraffe
fastest animal - the chetah
tiniest mammal - pygmy shrew