Afrikaans[n 1] is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia, and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and also Argentina, where a group in Sarmiento speaks …

Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia. In 2013 there were about 17 million speakers in South …

Jan 2, 2026 · Afrikaans language, West Germanic language of South Africa, developed from 17th-century Dutch, sometimes called Netherlandic, by the descendants of European (Dutch, …

Feb 1, 2024 · Afrikaans developed in Africa, but over 90 percent of Afrikaans vocabulary draws from its parent language — Dutch — and it’s not spoken just in South Africa: It’s also spoken …

Jan 11, 2025 · Afrikaans is a relatively young language, yet it is very old. It became an official language in South Africa (replacing Dutch) in 1925. With its roots in Medieval Dutch, Afrikaans …

Afrikaans, a language with roots in Indo-European, West Germanic, and Low Franconian, boasts the third-largest number of first-language speakers in South Africa, constituting 10.6% of the …

The Southern African language Afrikaans (meaning ‘from/belonging to Africa’) is spoken by about 7,2 million people as a first language and about 10 million as a second or third language.

Afrikaans is one of South Africa’s 11 official languages and is taught in schools. It is also used in various sectors including media, politics, and academia. However, the language often carries …

Afrikaans[n 1] is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia, and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and also Argentina, where a group in Sarmiento speaks …

Apr 24, 2025 · Afrikaans is a West Germanic language that originated in southern Africa and today stands as one of South Africa’s official languages. It began as a colonial dialect of 17th …