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 …

Oct 24, 2025 · Afrikaans language, West Germanic language of South Africa, developed from 17th-century Dutch, sometimes called Netherlandic, by the descendants of European (Dutch, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Afrikaans, a language with roots in Indo-European, West Germanic, and Low Franconian, boasts the third-largest number of first-language speakers in South Africa, constituting 10.6% of the …

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 …

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia.

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 …

Originating from the Dutch settlers in South Africa, it has grown into a unique and independent language spoken by millions. This article explores the intriguing journey of Afrikaans from its …