Definitions for Afrikaans
ˌæf rɪˈkɑns, -ˈkɑnzafrikaans

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. Afrikaans, Taal, South African Dutchadjective

   an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish

2. Afrikaans, Afrikaneradjective

   belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language

   "an Afrikaans couple"; "Afrikaner support"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Afrikaansadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.

2. Afrikaansnoun

   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.

3. Afrikaansnoun

   A term sometimes used of people from South Africa and Namibia (who speak Afrikaans), more properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afrikaans

   Afrikaans (UK: , US: , English meaning: African) is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia, and, to a lesser extent, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It evolved from the Dutch vernacular of Holland (Hollandic dialect) spoken by the European (Dutch, French, and German) settlers and their slaves in South Africa, where it gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics during the course of the 18th century. Afrikaans is considered by most linguists to be partially, rather than fully, a creole language. Afrikaans linguistics scholars likewise consider it only partially creole.Although Afrikaans has adopted words from other languages, including German and the Khoisan languages, an estimated 90 to 95% of the vocabulary of Afrikaans is of Dutch origin. Therefore, differences with Dutch often lie in the more analytic-type morphology and grammar of Afrikaans and a spelling that expresses Afrikaans pronunciation rather than standard Dutch. There is a large degree of mutual intelligibility between the two languages, especially in written form.With about seven million native speakers in South Africa, or 13.5% of the population, it is the third most spoken language in the country. Estimates of the total number of Afrikaans speakers range between 15 and 23 million. It has the widest geographic and racial distribution of all the 11 official languages of South Africa and is widely spoken and understood as a second or third language. It is the majority language of the western half of South Africa—the provinces of the Northern Cape and Western Cape—and the first language of 75.8% of Coloured South Africans (4.8 million people), 60.8% of White South Africans (2.7 million people), 4.6% of Indian South Africans (58,000 people), and 1.5% of Black South Africans (600,000 people).

How to pronounce Afrikaans?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Afrikaans in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Afrikaans in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Afrikaans in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Afrikaans in a Sentence

1. William Plomer:

   Johannes Meintjes… is one of the more articulate South Africans of his generation. A prolific painter, he is also a fluent author in both English and Afrikaans. With unresting curiosity about South African national and regional history, he seems blessedly free from political or racial bias, and when he writes of nations or persons in conflict is alert to what is good or bad on both sides.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Afrikaans
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Afrikaans
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans