Venda
Language Information
Venda (Tshivenda) is spoken in northeastern South Africa, in Limpopo Province, and in southern Zimbabwe.
Venda is a Bantu language with about 1.2 million speakers and is one of South Africa's official languages.
Venda is a Bantu language with about 1.2 million speakers and is one of South Africa's official languages.
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Venda Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Venda
Vhathu vhoṱhe vha bebwa vhe na mbofholowo nahone vha tshi lingana siani ḽa tshirunzi na pfanelo. Vhathu vhoṱhe vho ṋewa mihumbulo na mvalo ngauralo vha tea u konou farana sa vhathu vhathihi.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights