what language is south african national anthem

The South African national anthem is sung in five languages : isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and English. It’s a hybrid anthem formed in 1997 from Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika and Die Stem van Suid-Afrika.

Quick Scoop

• isiXhosa and isiZulu open the anthem.
• Sesotho comes next.
• Afrikaans follows.
• English finishes the anthem.

If you want, I can also give you the anthem’s language-by-language breakdown in a simple table.