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Afrikaans

Afrikaans

6.3
A language people speak in South Africa that comes from Dutch
  • noun
  • /ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnz/
translation icon : afrikáans

I mean, the story of them teaching Afrikaans and.

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Synonyms

Taal language
vsAfrikaans
8.4

An official language of South Africa closely related to Dutch and Flemish

is the same language but goes by a different name

Surface Forms

Afrikaans singular
Afrikaanses plural

Etymology

Afrikaans comes from the Dutch parts Afrika 'Africa' and -aans 'from' or 'of', so it means 'African' and names the language in South Africa that grew from Dutch and local languages.