Language Stats: compare key data on South Africa & Zambia

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STAT	South Africa	Zambia	HISTORY
English status	The main means of communication in urban areas. Many second generation people from <a href=/country/in>India</a>, <a href=/country/po>Portugal</a>, <a href=/country/gm>Germany</a>, and <a href=/country/gr>Greece</a> speak <a href=/encyclopedia/England>English</a> as first <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.	Spoken as mother tongue by Europeans mainly. A small minority of Zambian <a href=/encyclopedia/Africa>Africans</a> speak it as a mother tongue. Used as a second <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. The only <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of <a href=/encyclopedia/Parliament-(band)>Parliament</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages	IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2%	English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
Linguistic diversity index	0.869 Ranked 20th. 2% more than Zambia	0.855 Ranked 21st.
Major language(s)	11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu	English (official), Bemba, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga

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