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English
Wikipedia has an article on: AfrikaansPronunciation
Proper noun
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Singular Afrikaans |
Plural - |
Afrikaans
- A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.
- A term sometimes used of people from South Africa and Namibia (who speak Afrikaans), more properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.
Synonyms
- (Afrikaans person) Afrikaner
Adjective
Afrikaans (not comparable)
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Positive Afrikaans |
Superlative none (absolute) |
- Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.
Translations
of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
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See also
Afrikaans edition of Wiktionary- Category:Afrikaans language for words in Afrikaans
- ISO 639-1 code af, ISO 639-3 code afr (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Afrikaans, afr
- Afrikaans–English Dictionary from Webster’s Online Dictionary
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Afrikaans
- The Afrikaans language.
Dutch
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on: AfrikaansEtymology
From Afrika, ‘Africa’ + -aans.
Pronunciation
- (Belgium) IPA: /ɑf.ri.ˈkaːns/
- (Netherlands) IPA: /aːf.ʀi.ˈkaːns/
- Hyphenation: Afri‧kaans
Adjective
Afrikaans, Afrikaanse (not comparable)
Proper noun
Afrikaans n.
- Afrikaans (language)
Usage notes
Because "Afrikaans" is ambiguously "African" as well as referring to the language, Zuid-Afrikaans is often used instead.
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