| − | In 1925, when Afrikaans replaced Dutch as one of the official languages of South Africa, a spelling system drafted by Roeland Anthonie Kollewijn was immediately adopted. ''De spelling Kollewijn'' did not get government approval in the [[Netherlands]], but many of his recommendations were implemented in later spelling reforms. | + | In 1925, when Afrikaans replaced Dutch as one of the official languages of South Africa, a [[orthography|spelling system]] drafted by Roeland Anthonie Kollewijn was immediately adopted. ''De spelling Kollewijn'' did not get government approval in the [[Netherlands]], but many of his recommendations were implemented in later spelling reforms. |