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What is the old name for afrikaans?

Cape Dutch or Kitchen Dutch.


Where does afrikaans come from?

It is a West Germanic language, and is accepted that more than 95% of Afrikaans is ultimately of Dutch origin. It is now recognised as a 'daughter' language of Dutch, previously referred to as Cape Dutch


What is south African dutch?

Afrikaans is a variation of Dutch.


What is the connection between the dutch and Afrikaans language?

Afrikaans is based on Dutch.


What are the origins of the Afrikaans language?

Afrikaans developed in South Africa. It is derived almost entirely from Dutch and is still mutually intelligible with Dutch. It is an Indo-European language. It developed almost as a slang or colloquial form of Dutch amongst the Dutch settlers of the Cape province. It was known as "Kitchen Dutch" in the early period before gaining recognition as a new language. The Dutch from which it is derived is a dialect of Dutch spoken in the Netherlands which itself is derived from the west-germanic language family. Besides Dutch, Afrikaans grammar (taalkunde) was also heavily influenced by Arabic grammar due to the Cape-Malay Muslim population who were the first people to write Afrikaans. It was first written using the Arabic script and not the Latin script. Translations between Arabic, Malay and Afrikaans were common and Arabic grammar influenced Afrikaans. For example, the joining of the word "al" to the following word is taken from spoken Arabic. Other than Arabic and Dutch, languages such as Xhosa, Zulu and Malay also added to some of the Afrikaans vocabulary in its present form.


The English name of sanke named bruin capel in afrikaans?

Cape Cobra also known in Afrikaans as Geelslang


What is the name for dutch south Africans?

"Boers" historically, but more recently "Afrikaners" or "Afrikaans-speaking South Africans". Afrikaans is similar to Dutch but a separate language and a culture in its own right.


Where did the name safari meerkat come from?

The name meerkat came from the Afrikaans (Dutch population of South Africa)!


What nationality is Westervelt?

Dutch or Afrikaans (a dialect of Dutch)


What is Cape Town in afrikaans?

Kaapstad


Is Dutch and Afrikaans the same?

Dutch and Afrikaans are closely related languages, with Afrikaans having evolved from Dutch. Speakers of one language can typically understand the other to some extent, but there are significant differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation between the two.


What did afrikaans orignate from?

Dutch, it is often referred to as "Kitchen Dutch".