Joku sanoi kerran monikielisestä Namibiasta, jonka virallinen kieli on englanti, että se on mukava maa, kun siellä keskustelee useimmiten kielellä, jota kumpikaan ei osaa täydellisesti. The most widely spoken languages used in households are Oshiwambo dialects, by 49% of the population, Khoekhoegowab by 11%, Afrikaans by 10%, RuKwangali by 9% and Otjiherero by 9%.[3] Other native languages include the Bantu languages Setswana, Gciriku, Fwe, Kuhane, Mbukushu, Yeyi; and the Khoisan Naro, ǃXóõ, Kung-Ekoka, ǂKxʼaoǁʼae and Kxoe.[4] English, the official language, is spoken by 3% of people as their native language. Portuguese was spoken by 4–5% of the total population, i.e. 100,000 people, made up mostly of the Angolan community in 2014.[5] The number of Angolans in Namibia declined from 2014 to 2015. The economic crisis in the neighbouring country affected the numbers.[6] Among the white population, 60% speak Afrikaans, 32% German, 7% English, and 1% Portuguese.
Eurooppalaisia kieliä: afrikaans (buurien hollanti), saksa, englanti ja portugal. Bantukieliä: ambokielen murteet (ndonga ja kwanyama), kwangali, herero, tswana, gciriku, fwe, kuhane, mbukushu ja yeyi. khoisankieliä: khoekhoe, naro, !xhóõ, kung, ǂkxʼaoǁʼae ja kxoe.