South African English

dialect and set of English dialects native to South Africans
Language dialect Q1156228
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South African English

Summary

South African English is a dialect[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • South African English is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • South African English is in the country of Namibia[4].
  • South African English is in the country of Zimbabwe[5].
  • South African English's instance of is recorded as dialect[6].
  • South African English is a type of English[7].
  • South African English's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South African English[8].
  • South African English's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://english.stackexchange.com/tags/south-african-english[9].
  • South African English's exact match is recorded as https://concepticon.clld.org/languages/southafricanenglish[10].
  • South African English's dialect of is recorded as English[11].

Why It Matters

South African English ranks in the top 3% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dialect of English
    Country South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe
    Instance of
    Subclass of English
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