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AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE PRODUCTS
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Afrikaans Phrasebase Forum Discussion
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Afrikaans Phrasebase Forum Topics
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Extinct: no
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Family: Indo-European
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Branch: Germanic
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Continent: Africa
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Country: South Africa
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Region: Pretoria and Bloemfontein are principal centers of population. Cape Malays live mainly in Cape Town, with some in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, and Port Elizabeth. Also spoken in Australia, Botswana, Canada, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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Countries Where Spoken: Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia
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Countries Where Official: South Africa
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Native Speakers: 5,811,547
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Speakers Total: 5,965,879
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Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 462
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Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 462
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Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 1,722
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Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 1,609
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Three Letter Code: AFR
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Alternative Names: Afrikaans
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Dialects: None, Xiamen (amoy), Leizhou (lei Hua, Li Hua), Chao-shan (choushan), Hainan (hainanese, Qiongwen Hua, Wenchang), Longdu, Zhenan Min, Fuzhou (fuchow, Foochow, Guxhou)., Yuehai (guangfu, Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese, Shatou, Shiqi, Wancheng), Siyi (seiyap, Taishan, Toisan, Hoisan, Schleiyip), Gaolei (gaoyang), Qinlian, Guinan. The Guangzhou Variety Is Considered The Standard. Subdialects Of Yuehai Are Xiangshan, Spoken Around Zhongshan And Shuhai, And Wanbao Around Dong Guan City And Bao'an County., Chang-jing, Yi-liu, Ji-cha, Fu-guang, Ying-yi., Yue-tai (meixian, Raoping, Taiwan Kejia), Yuezhong (central Guangdong), Huizhou, Yuebei (northern Guangdong), Tingzhou (min-ke), Ning-long (longnan), Yugui, Tonggu., Huabei Guanhua (northern Mandarin), Xibei Guanhua (northwestern Mandarin), Xinan Guanhua (southwestern Mandarin), Jinghuai Guanhua (jiangxia Guanhua, Lower Yangze Mandarin)., Taihu, Jinhua (kinhwa), Taizhou, Oujiang, Wuzhou, Chuqu, Xuanzhou., Changyi, Luoshao, Jishu., Yuehai (guangfu, Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese, Shatou, Shiqi, Wancheng), Siyi (seiyap, Taishan, Toisan, Hoisan, Schleiyip), Gaolei (gaoyang), Qinlian, Guinan., None, Na, , Naindin, Ketin, Bodin., Munster, Connacht, Donegal, Leinster, Ulster., None, , , None, Standard Marwari, Jaipuri, Shekawati, Dhundhari, Bikaneri., Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, West Country, East Anglia, Birmingham (brummy, Brummie), South Wales, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cornwall, Cumberland, Central Cumberland, Devonshire, East Devonshire, Dorset, Durham, Bolton Lancashire, North Lancashire, Radcliffe Lanca, Cape Afrikaans (west Cape Afrikaans), Orange River Afrikaans, East Cape Afrikaans. A Variant Of The Dutch Spoken By The 17th Century Colonists, With Some Lexical And Syntactic Borrowings From Malay, Bantu Languages, Khoisan Languages, Portuguese, And Other European Languages. Their Ancestors Were Brought From Java 300 Years Ago.,
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Summary: Official language of South Africa. 150,000 Cape Malays speak Afrikaans; 10,300,000 second-language speakers. Some also speak English.
Taught in primary and secondary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Grammar. Bible: 1933–1983.
Cape Malays: builders, carpenters. Muslim, Christian.
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Note:
Phrasebase uses a variety of sources when compiling the facts and information presented above. This information is continually updated throughout the year.
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