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There is a flaw in the question, because the Afrikaners did not have Dutch male progenitors only, but actually even more from the Lowlands in Northern Germany, as well as a number of French Huguenots. Most came to the Cape to work for the Dutch East Indian Company that had a "halfway house" there, to call it such, for ships sailing between the Netherlands and "India" (or the East).
Many of the Europeans decided to stay on as farmers -- and their descendants eventually became what is still known today as Afrikaners. Because the everyday languages of the Dutch and the people of the German Lowlands were virtually the same (with only dialectical differences) the Dutch and Germans had little difficulty in understanding each other and the vernacular merged into what is called Afrikaans. The French spoken by the smaller number of French quickly died out.
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∙ 12y agoSome Afrikaners call themselves 'boers' and boeren is Dutch for farmers. So it looks like it.
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∙ 10y agoAlso called Afrikaners, who were the Dutch settlers in South Africa repeatedly driven inland by British settlers.
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∙ 13y agoBoer, which is Dutch for farmer. This name is still in use today
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∙ 12y agoboers
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Where did Dutch colonists and later British colonists first live when they began settling in South Africa?
Answer this question… The Cape Colony
Who were the boers in South Africa?
The word Boer means farmer in Afrikaans. It was used as a title given to the Afrikaans speaking Dutch descendants of South Africa (the Dutch for farmer is "boor").
Dutch Names In South Africa?
the name for the dutch farmers was Boers
What religion were the dutch who settled in South Africa?
Mainly Dutch Reformed.
What were the Dutch settlers of Cape Town called?
Originally they were employees of the Dutch East India company but when they left the employ of the company they were called Vryburgers, literally Free citizens.
Where did Dutch colonists and later British colonists first live when they began settling in South Africa?
Answer this question… The Cape Colony
What did the Dutch colonists in south Africa call themselves?
The Dutch settlers called themselves Voortrekkers
What was the name of the war between Britain and the Dutch colonists in South Africa?
Boar WarThe Boer War
What were the south africans dutch ancestors called?
They were called Boers, this translates as 'farmers' The Dutch settlers in South Africa were also known as Afrikaners
Who were the boers in South Africa?
The word Boer means farmer in Afrikaans. It was used as a title given to the Afrikaans speaking Dutch descendants of South Africa (the Dutch for farmer is "boor").
What war was Breaker Morant involved in?
The Boer War, between the British and the Boers (Dutch colonists) in South Africa.
What are mountains in south Africa called?
They are sometimes called "berg" which is a derivative of the Dutch word
Who was the colonizer for South Africa?
The Dutch colonized South Africa.
Who were The Boers were descendents of?
The Boers were white farmers in South Africa who were descendants of Dutch and French immigrants in the early 17th century and spoke a version of Dutch called Afrikaans.
What did the Dutch do in South Africa?
they killed the africa peiple
In the division of France great Britain took?
the dutch cape colony in South Africa
Dutch Names In South Africa?
the name for the dutch farmers was Boers
