The maps depict the development, in terms of geographical distribution, which
occurred in the mother tongue languages of the people of Cape Town over a ten-year period. Overall, it can be seen that from 2001 to 2011, Afrikaans spread north and east to become the dominant language in the region, and English and Xhosa as home languages diminished.
In 2001, English was the predominant language spoken at home by most people in the Cape Peninsula region; however, by 2011 it had become less common, with
Afrikaans becoming people’s first language in the southern part of the peninsula.
Similarly, the number of people speaking Xhosa in the False Bay region reduced
slightly and the area became more diverse in this regard. Looking further to the
east and south, neither the Cape Winelands nor the Gordon’s Bay areas had
dominant languages in 2001, although ten years later Afrikaans had become much more popular as the first language in both these regions and it also remained more popular than other languages in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town over the decade.
The maps depict the development, in terms of geographical distribution, which
occurred in the mother tongue
languages
of the
people
of Cape Town over a ten-year period.
Overall
, it can be
seen
that from 2001 to 2011, Afrikaans spread north and east to become the dominant
language
in the
region
, and English and Xhosa as home
languages
diminished.
In 2001, English was the predominant
language
spoken at home by most
people
in the Cape Peninsula
region
;
however
, by 2011 it had become less common, with
Afrikaans becoming
people’s
first
language
in the southern part of the peninsula.
Similarly
, the number of
people
speaking Xhosa in the False Bay
region
reduced
slightly
and the area became more diverse in this regard. Looking
further
to the
east and south, neither the Cape
Winelands
nor the Gordon’s Bay areas had
dominant
languages
in 2001, although ten years later Afrikaans had become much more popular as the
first
language
in both these
regions
and it
also
remained more popular than other
languages
in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town over the decade.