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Where is Afrikaans spoken?

Afrikaans is one of eleven official languages spoken in South Africa.
It is spoken to a lesser extent in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Afrikaans is spoken by nearly 13.35% (5,983,420) of the South African population.
Key Dialects: Cape Afrikaans (considered the standard, Orange River Afrikaans (or Northwestern Afrikaans), East Cape Afrikaans (or Southwestern Afrikaans)
Although the language is mostly derived from Holland variety Dutch, there is linguistic borrowing from Malay, Bantu languages, Khoisan languages, Portuguese, and other European languages.

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-• Afrikaans is one of eleven official languages spoken in '''South Africa'''.
+*Afrikaans is one of eleven official languages spoken in '''South Africa'''.
+*It is spoken to a lesser extent in '''Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe'''.
-• It is spoken to a lesser extent in '''Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe'''.
+*Afrikaans is spoken by nearly 13.35% (5,983,420) of the South African population.
+*'''Key Dialects:''' Cape Afrikaans (considered the standard, Orange River Afrikaans (or Northwestern Afrikaans), East Cape Afrikaans (or Southwestern Afrikaans)
-• Afrikaans is spoken by nearly 13.35% (5,983,420) of the South African population.
+*Although the language is mostly derived from Holland variety Dutch, there is linguistic borrowing from Malay, Bantu languages, Khoisan languages, Portuguese, and other European languages.
-• '''Key Dialects:''' Cape Afrikaans (considered the standard, Orange River Afrikaans (or Northwestern Afrikaans), East Cape Afrikaans (or Southwestern Afrikaans)
-•Although the language is mostly derived from Holland variety Dutch, there is linguistic borrowing from Malay, Bantu languages, Khoisan languages, Portuguese, and other European languages.