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 …

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 language, West Germanic language of South Africa, developed from 17th-century Dutch, sometimes called Netherlandic, by the descendants of European (Dutch, German, and French) …

Feb 1, 2024 · 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 …

Jan 11, 2025 · 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 …

Read about the Afrikaans language, its dialects and find out where it is spoken. Learn about the structure and get familiar with the alphabet and writing.

Afrikaans is spoken across multiple continents, serving as an official language of South Africa and a recognized national language of Namibia, with significant populations in Australia, New Zealand, …

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language that originated in the 17th century among Dutch settlers in South Africa. It belongs to the Indo-European language family, specifically the Germanic branch, …

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 …

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.