| Value | Category | 
|---|---|
| 1 | afrikaans | 
| 2 | english | 
| 3 | both english and afrikaans | 
| 4 | european language | 
| 5 | oriental language | 
| 6 | other african language | 
| 7 | sotho: southern-sotho | 
| 8 | sotho: western sotho (tswana) | 
| 9 | sotho: northern sotho (pedi) | 
| 10 | nguni: swazi | 
| 11 | nguni: ndebele | 
| 12 | nguni: xhosa | 
| 13 | nguni: zulu | 
| 14 | tsonga/shangaan | 
| 15 | lemba/venda |