At times Afrikaans is used in South African parliament, however English is the major language that is used. (The other official languages also do come up while debating in parliament. South Africa is a very diverse country with 11 official languages, and many have been used in parliament, however they are often used to make a point/emphasis a point and the debating is done in English)
Afrikaans is a variation of Dutch.
'Today' in Afrikaans is 'Vandag'
In Afrikaans wit leeu
The South African word meaning mountain is "koppie."
Place an ad in a South African newspaper or contact the University of the Witwaterssrand or any other South African university. Your best option would be to get an Afrikaans lecturer.
André Brink was a South African author whose native language was Afrikaans. He wrote extensively in both Afrikaans and English, contributing significantly to South African literature. His works often addressed themes of apartheid and the complexities of South African identity.
South Africa has several official languages. In Afrikaans hemit is kluizenaar.
It means that I (Ek) am really (vrek) tired (moeg) Ps. Its Afrikaans, not south African. ;-)
English and afrikaans
There are 11 official languages in South Africa and hundreds of minority languages. You would need to be more specific about which South African language you are referring to.
There are 11 officially recognised languages in South Africa of which Xhosa, Zulu, English and Afrikaans are the most widely used. There is no such thing as a singular south African language.
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