Did Mandela Speak Afrikaans?

Joubert (2003) writes that Mandela spoke an Afrikaans that was perfect almost to a fault, maybe more so than many Afrikaans-speaking people themselves. As head of state, he spoke Afrikaans in the same way that he used the language while studying and he used every opportunity that he could to speak it (Joubert, 2003).

What was Mandela's first language?

Mandela brought global recognition to his native language of Xhosa, which was obscure to people living outside of Sub-Saharan Africa before he became a household name. If you think you've never heard of Xhosa or any Xhosa to English translation before, you might be mistaken.

What did Mandela say about language?

Nelson Mandela said, "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."