Yiziphi izilimi ezisemthethweni zaseSingapore?
Context:ISingapore (/ˈsɪŋ(ɡ)əpɔːr/ (lalela)), ngokusemthethweni yiRiphabhulikhi yaseSingapore, iyizwe eliyisiqhingi kanye nedolobha-izwe elingasolwandle eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Itholakala cishe ku-1 degree of latitude (137 amakhilomitha noma 85 amamayela) enyakatho ye-equator, ngasekugcineni eningizimu yeNhlonhlo yaseMalay, emngceleni weStrait of Malacca entshonalanga, iStrait yaseSingapore eningizimu, iSouth China Sea empumalanga, kanye neStrait of Johor enyakatho. Insimu yezwe yakhiwa isiqhingi esisodwa esikhulu, iziqhingi neziqhingi ezingama-63 ezihambisana nazo, kanye nesiqhingi esisodwa esizungezile; indawo ehlanganisiwe yalokhu inyuke ngo-25% selokhu izwe lazimela ngenxa yemiklamo ebanzi yokubuyiselwa komhlaba. Inesibalo sabantu esiphakeme kakhulu sesithathu emhlabeni. Njengoba inabantu abanamasiko ahlukahlukene futhi ibona isidingo sokuhlonipha ubunikazi bamasiko amaqembu amakhulu ezizwe ngaphakathi kwesizwe, iSingapore inezilimi ezine ezisemthethweni: isiNgisi, isiMalay, isiMandarin nesiTamil. IsiNgisi siwulimi oluvamile futhi izinsiza eziningi zikahulumeni zitholakala ngesiNgisi kuphela. Ukubandlululwa ngokobuhlanga kuhlanganiswe kumthethosisekelo futhi kuyaqhubeka kubumba izinqubomgomo zikazwelonke kwezemfundo, kwezezindlu nakwezombangazwe.
Izilimi ezine ezisemthethweni zaseSingapore isiNgisi, isiMalay, isiMandarin nesiTamil.