Language/Afrikaans

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Facts about Afrikaans

• Language code (ISO 639-3): afr

• Autonyms (how to write "Afrikaans" in Afrikaans): Afrikaans

• The Afrikaans language is spoken in: South Africa

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It evolved from the Dutch vernacular of Holland (Hollandic dialect) spoken by the European (Dutch, French and German) settlers and their slaves in South Africa, where it gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics in the course of the 18th century.

It is considered to be a developed creole language. Afrikaans linguistics researchers maintain that Afrikaans, originally being a peasant language, is only partially creole.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans

Dictionaries

• The Englishman's guide to the speedy and easy acquirement of Cape Dutch: vocabulary by topics & translation of phrases, by Hubertus Elffers (1901)

• An English-Cape Dutch vocabulary for the use of Englishmen, by Joan Frederik van Oordt (1902) [PDF]

• A first English-Afrikaans vocabulary of Catholic terms by Oswin Magrath (1943) [PDF]

Free Afrikaans Lessons

• Grammar Lessons

• Vocabulary Lessons

• Pronunciation Lessons

• Culture Lessons

Language Exchange

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Forum

• SHARE ideas about Afrikaans

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Tools

• Have your text CORRECTED in Afrikaans

• VIDEOS to learn Afrikaans

Marketplace

• Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Afrikaans

Last Lessons

Daily Life and Routines — Sport and Leisure Activities — Business and Work Culture — Etiquette and Social Customs — Celebrations and Festivals — Afrikaans Music and Literature — South African Culture and History — Travel and Transportation — Numbers and Shopping — Food and Drink — Daily Routine and Activities — Describing People and Appearance — Talking about Family and Friends — Introducing Yourself and Others — Saying Hello and Goodbye — Pronouns and Prepositions — Adverbs and Comparatives — Verbs and Tenses — Adjectives and Agreement — Nouns and Gender — Alphabet and Pronunciation — 0 to A1 Course — Idiomatic Expressions — How to Use Have — How to Use Be — How to say Good Bye? — Health — Give your Opinion — Geography — Gender