Afrikaans

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1. Afrikaans - Noun

2. Afrikaans - Adjective

3. Afrikaans - Proper noun

Meaning

an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish

belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language

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an Afrikaans couple Source: Internet

Afrikaner support Source: Internet

Accent variation are also observed within respective cities, for instance, Johannesburg, where the northern suburbs (Parkview, Parkwood, Parktown North, Saxonwold, etc.) tend to be less strongly influenced by Afrikaans. Source: Internet

Abu Bakr Effendi also compiled his Arabic Afrikaans Islamic instruction book between 1862 and 1869, although this was only published and printed in 1877. Source: Internet

Afrikaans has lost the distinction between the infinitive and present forms of verbs, with the exception of the verbs "wees" (to be), which admits the present form "is", and the verb "hê" (to have), whose present form is "het". Source: Internet

According to the 2011 census, the most common languages are Oshiwambo (the most spoken language for 49% of households), Nama Damara (11.3%), Afrikaans (10.4%), Kavango (9%), Otjiherero (9%). Source: Internet

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