The Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages consist of the languages Micronesian, some languages of Melanesia, and some related languages of Polynesian such as Tahitian, Hawaiian, and Maori, which is spoken in New Zealand. The western Malayo-Polynesian languages include Malay; Javanese, Balinese, spoken in Malaysia and Indonesia: Malagasy, spoken in Madagascar; and Tagalog, on which Filipino, the national language of the Philippines is based. ... Chinese languages are spoken throughout china, in parts of about 200 languages in two major subfamilies: Sinitic languages and Tibeto-Burman. ... The m...

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South Africa has eleven official languages, including Afrikaans and English, and the rand is the official currency. ... Rugby is predominantly played by white people, which is also the national sport of the country. ... Many of the people spend weekends on game reserves, beaches, or national parks. ...

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Rolihlahla is a Xhosa language meaning "pulling the branch of a tree but is commonly none as "troublemaker." ... Mandela then begun to get involved in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress or ANC in 1942. ... Then in 1991 he was elected president of the African National Congress. By his side was his good friend Oliver Tambo serving as a national chairperson. ...

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The colonists, mostly farmers and cattle herders, became known as Boers, and soon developed their own distinctive culture and language (Afrikaans). ... An uneasy power-sharing between the English-speakers and the Boers (who now called themselves Afrikaners to show their roots and love for Africa) held sway until the 1940s, when the Afrikaner National Party was able to gain a strong majority. ... Strategists in the National Party invented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. ... This led to more violence, urged on by the African National Co...

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Botswana: Botswana, or Bechuanaland, received its name from its major ethnic group the Tswana. The Tswana came to this flat region by 1800. They took over making the San (the tribe that lived there) leave. In 1885 the British came and took over Bechuanaland, as it was then called, under protection...

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Zulu history and identity has changed throughout the ages. Before the 1800's, the term Zulu referred to one clan that acknowledged "Zulu" as its founding ancestor. However, when King Shaka Zulu came into power in the early 1800's, the term Zulu was re-established to represent hundreds of African cla...

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