Afrikaans (/ˌæfrɪˈkɑːns/ AF-rih-KAHNSS, /ˌɑːf-, -ˈkɑːnz/ AHF-, -KAHNZ) is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser...
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Afrikaans is a form of Afrikaans brought to Argentina by Boer immigrants following the Second Boer War (1899–1902). Today, there are still Afrikaans-speaking...
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This article describes the grammar of Afrikaans, a language spoken in South Africa and Namibia which originated from 17th century Dutch.[citation needed]...
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Arabic Afrikaans (Afrikaans: Arabies Afrikaans, Arabic Afrikaans: عربس افركانس) or Lisan-e-Afrikaans (لسانِ افرکانس) is a form of Afrikaans written in...
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The Afrikaans Wikipedia (Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Wikipedia) is an Afrikaans edition of the Web-based free-content encyclopedia Wikipedia. The project was...
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Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia; it is a separate standard language rather than a national variety...
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transcription delimiters. Afrikaans has a similar phonology to other West Germanic languages, especially Dutch. Afrikaans has an extensive vowel inventory...
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Afrikaans folklore is the body of traditional literature, music, dance and customs present in Afrikaans-speaking cultures. Some of the Afrikaans folklore...
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Afrikaners (redirect from Afrikaans (people))
Afrikaners (Afrikaans: [afriˈkɑːnərs]) are a Southern African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good...
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The Afrikaans Language Monument (Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Taalmonument) is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially...
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in the Afrikaans language. Solo artists are alphabetised by their stage name or surname—whichever is more common. Choirs that sing in Afrikaans are also...
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Afrikaans literature is literature written in Afrikaans. Afrikaans is the daughter language of 17th-century Dutch and is spoken by the majority of people...
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27°59′51″E / 26.18472°S 27.99750°E / -26.18472; 27.99750 The Rand Afrikaans University (Afrikaans: Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit) was a prominent South African...
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The Afrikaans language movement is one of three efforts that have been organised to promote Afrikaans in South Africa. The Afrikaans language movement...
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The Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (APK; Afrikaans Protestant Church), also known as AP Kerk, is a South African conservative Reformed Church federation...
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Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital (Afrikaans: Het Zuid-Afrikaans Hospitaal en Diakonessenhuis) is a private, non-profit hospital in Muckleneuk, Pretoria, South...
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Dutch language (category CS1 Afrikaans-language sources (af))
1925, when it was replaced by Afrikaans, a separate but partially mutually intelligible daughter language of Dutch. Afrikaans, depending on the definition...
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of the Netherlands) Partners Indonesia South Africa Related Dutch language Dutch orthography Dutch dictionary Flemish language Dutch Empire Afrikaans...
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South African census figures suggest a growing number of first language Afrikaans speakers in all nine provinces, a total of 6.85 million in 2011 compared...
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translations into Afrikaans, a language primarily spoken in South Africa and Namibia. The South African Bible Society released full Afrikaans Bibles in 1933...
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countries and territories where Afrikaans or Dutch are official languages. It includes countries, which have Afrikaans and/or Dutch as (one of) their nationwide...
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networking service Available in 112 languages List of languages Multilingual Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian...
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Type of site Web mapping Available in 74 languages List of languages Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Indonesian, Malay, Bosnian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German...
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List of Christmas carols (section Afrikaans)
This list of Christmas carols is organized by language of origin. Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose...
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the original on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2010. South Africa – Afrikaans Speakers. Library of Congress. "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl. "CBS –...
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Taalkommissie (redirect from Afrikaans Language Commission)
Nasionale Taalliggaam vir Afrikaans ("National Language Body for Afrikaans"), which is the language regulator of the Afrikaans language. The Akademie was...
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Words of Afrikaans origin have entered other languages. British English has absorbed Afrikaans words primarily via British soldiers who served in the...
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Orania (category CS1 Afrikaans-language sources (af))
Orania (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ʊəˈrɑːnia]) is a white separatist South African town founded by Afrikaners. It is located along the Orange River in...
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South Africa (category Articles containing Afrikaans-language text)
been the "Republic of South Africa" and Republiek van Suid-Afrika in Afrikaans. The country has an official name in 12 official languages. Mzansi, derived...
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This list of Afrikaans language poets includes poets who write, or wrote, in the Afrikaans language. Contents: B C D E F H J K L M N O P R S T V W '...
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