{"id":236762,"date":"2021-10-05T12:15:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=236762"},"modified":"2021-10-05T12:15:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T11:15:25","slug":"beautiful-afrikaans-words-every-beginner-must-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/beautiful-afrikaans-words-every-beginner-must-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Afrikaans Words Every Beginner Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are about seven million native speakers of Afrikaans in Mzansi. It is the main language<\/a> in some provinces, such as the Western Cape and Northern Cape. With about 13.5 percent of South Africa’s population speaking Afrikaans, it is the third most spoken language in the country. Afrikaans has the widest racial and geographic distribution of all the eleven official languages<\/a> of the nation. Thus, it is greatly understood and spoken as a second or third language in many places in South Africa. It is the first language of an estimated 75.8 percent of colored natives (4.8 million people), 60.8 percent of White South Africans (2.7 million people), and 1.5 percent of Black people in the country, totaling about 600,000.<\/p>\n

Besides South Africa, where Afrikaans is the first language in some parts of the country, it is the national language of Namibia. It is also spoken to a lesser extent in other African countries such as Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia. A West Germanic language, Afrikaans evolved from the Dutch vernacular of Holland. About 90 percent to 95 percent of the language vocabulary is said to be of Dutch Origin. Over the years, Afrikaans has also adopted words from other languages, such as the Khoisan language and German. Even though Afrikaans has its origin from Dutch, it slightly differs from Dutch as its spelling expresses Afrikaans pronunciation rather than standard Dutch.<\/p>\n

The language gradually started developing distinguishing characteristics in South Africa during the 18th century. It was spoken in the country during such time by the European settlers (German, Dutch, and French) and their slaves. With Afrikaans being spoken as the second and third language in many parts of South Africa, it’s imperative to learn their core words and phrases to connect with people anywhere in the country.<\/p>\n

Amazing Afrikaans Words For Beginners<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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