- Afrikaans - Wikipedia
Afrikaans[n 1] is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia, and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and also Argentina, where a group in Sarmiento speaks a Patagonian dialect
- What Is Afrikaans, And Where Is It Spoken? - Babbel. com
Afrikaans developed in Africa, but over 90 percent of Afrikaans vocabulary draws from its parent language — Dutch — and it’s not spoken just in South Africa: It’s also spoken in Namibia and (to a lesser extent) in Australia, Botswana, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Zimbabwe
- Afrikaans language | Origin, History, Facts | Britannica
Afrikaans language, West Germanic language of South Africa, developed from 17th-century Dutch, sometimes called Netherlandic, by the descendants of European (Dutch, German, and French) colonists, indigenous Khoisan peoples, and African and Asian slaves in the Dutch colony at the Cape of Good Hope
- Afrikaans language and alphabet - Omniglot
Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia In 2013 there were about 17 million speakers in South Africa, where Afrikaans is one of the Statutory national languages, and an official language in nine provinces
- The History and Evolution of Afrikaans
Originating from the Dutch settlers in South Africa, it has grown into a unique and independent language spoken by millions This article explores the intriguing journey of Afrikaans from its early roots to its modern-day form, highlighting key moments in its development
- Learn Afrikaans for free
Easy Afrikaans contains free online Afrikaans language courses The lessons have audio recorded by native Afrikaans speakers Easy Afrikaans will help you to start to learn the Afrikaans language It is aimed at beginner level language learners and anyone who plans to visit South Africa
- afrikaans. us: Intro to Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a relatively young language, yet it is very old It became an official language in South Africa (replacing Dutch) in 1925 With its roots in Medieval Dutch, Afrikaans and modern Dutch are roughly equidistant from Old Franconian and similar medieval Rhine valley dialects
- What is Afrikaans? - Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en -monument
The Southern African language Afrikaans (meaning ‘from belonging to Africa’) is spoken by about 7,2 million people as a first language and about 10 million as a second or third language
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