| 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 |