It is the third language of South Africa in terms of native speakers (~13.5%), of whom 53 percent are Coloureds and 42.4 percent Whites. In 1996, 40 percent of South Africans reported to know Afrikaans at least at a very basic level of communication. It is the lingua franca in Namibia, where it is spoken natively in 11 percent of households. In total, Afrikaans is the first language in South Africa alone of about 6.8 million people and is estimated to be a second language for at least 10 million people worldwide, compared to over 23 million and 5 million respectively, for Dutch. COUNT 5
QSN1 Approximately what percentage of South Africans are native Afrikaans speakers? ANS1 13.5% QSN2 Which country has 11% of households who speak Afrikaans? ANS2 Namibia QSN3 How many of the South Africans surveyed in 1996 said they speak at least a little Afrikaans? ANS3 40 percent QSN4 About how many South Africans speak Afrikaans as their primary language? ANS4 6.8 million QSN5 Approximately how many people in the world speak Dutch as a second language? ANS5 5 million