South African English
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South African English (SAfrE, SAfrEng, SAE, en-ZA)[lower-alpha 1] is the set of English language dialects native to South Africans.
Set of English dialects native to South Africans
| South African English | |
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| Region | South Africa |
| Ethnicity | South Africans |
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| Latin (English alphabet) Unified English Braille | |
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Official language in |  South Africa |
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | sout3331 |
| IETF | en-ZA |
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