Pinky

is the language you're referring to afrikaans? thought so. chances are, she speaks english as the majority of caucasians in south africa do, apart from the afrikaaners who, evidently, speak afrikaans. there are eleven national languages in south africa but most of the 'exotic' ones are spoken by black people. the whites in south africa do learn afrikaans at school and are fluent by the time they finish school.