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Afrikaans people are descended from Dutch, German, and French Huguenot settlers who arrived in South Africa during the 17th and 18th centuries. They developed a unique language, now known as Afrikaans, which is a fusion of these European languages with indigenous African languages.
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How many people speak Afrikaans?
Approximately 7 million people speak Afrikaans as their first language.
Who is afrikaans spoken by?
Afrikaans is spoken by the Afrikaans-speaking community in South Africa and Namibia. It is one of South Africa's 11 official languages and is derived from Dutch, brought to the region by Dutch settlers in the 17th century.
In which country do people speak afrikaans and English?
South Africa is a country where people speak both Afrikaans and English. Afrikaans is one of the official languages of South Africa, while English is widely spoken and used in business, education, and government.
How do you say Afrikaans is an easy language in Afrikaans?
Afrikaans is 'n maklike tall.
How you say what in afrikaans?
"What" in Afrikaans is "Wat". "What is your name?" is "Wat is jou naam?" in Afrikaans.
What language does Afrikaans come from?
Afrikaans is actually a language and not a group of people. The group of people speaking Afrikaans are called Afrikaners. Afrikaans is based on Dutch, which was spoken by the Dutch settlers (once known as "Boers" -- which means "farmers" in Afrikaans -- who lived in South Africa. Afrikaans was initially known as "Kitchen Dutch." Which means that the Afrikaners come from the Continent of Europe.
From which language does afrikaans come?
Dutch and Flemish
How many people speak Afrikaans?
Approximately 7 million people speak Afrikaans as their first language.
What is people in Afrikaans?
mense
Do people from Johannesburg speak Afrikaans?
There are a lot of Afrikaans-speaking people in and from Johannesburg, but a lot of other languages are also spoken in Johannesburg and by people from Johannesburg.
Where does the name fynbos come from?
Derived from, "fine bush" in Afrikaans.
How do you say come on England in Afrikaans?
kom aan Engeland
What is an Afrikaans person?
"Afrikaans" is spoken by "Afrikaaners" which are the native people of South Africa. "Afrikaans" is a language that is generally spoken by all caucasians (in South Africa), but not exclusively, there are millions of coloured people in South Africa who also speak "Afrikaans" and about 8million caucasians who speak it, but only the caucasians in South Africa who speak "Afrikaans" are regarded as an "Afrikaaner"
What is a donut in Afrikaans?
Most Afrikaans people usually just say donut/doughnut though some people use the word oliebol (plural: olibolle)
What are people in Uganda called in afrikaans?
Ugandans
How do you say come visit us in afrikaans?
Kom besoek ons
Where does the word arrdvark come from?
The spelling is aardvark and is Afrikaans for 'earth pig'
