Kaapse Kleurlinge | |
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An extended Coloured South African family with roots in Cape Town, Kimberley and Pretoria | |
Total population | |
5,052,349[1] (In South Africa only, 2022) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho | |
Languages | |
Afrikaans, South African English | |
Religion | |
Christian (80%, largely Dutch Reformed, Anglican, Roman Catholic), Muslim (5%, largely Sunni)[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Afrikaners, Khoisan, Basters, Oorlam, Griqua people, Cape Malays, Bantu peoples of South Africa, Indian South Africans, Malagasy people |
Cape Coloureds (Afrikaans: Kaapse Kleurlinge) are a South African ethnic classification consisting primarily of persons of mixed race African, Asian and European descent.