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| − | '''Afrikaans''' is the language of the Afrikaners of [[South Africa]], who form about 56% of that country's Caucasian population. It is | + | '''Afrikaans''' is the language of the Afrikaners (and Cape Coloureds) of [[South Africa]], who form about 56% of that country's Caucasian population. It is derived from 17th century High Dutch and [[German]], as well as acquiring its double negative from [[French]] (the double negative was absent in both German and High Dutch). |
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| + | It has also borrowed words from Malay and English. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.dr-fnlee.org/docs3/ca/ca.pdf]- The Christian Afrikaners. A lecture by Dr.Lee (a Professor of Calvinism) | ||
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Revision as of 12:45, June 5, 2008
Afrikaans is the language of the Afrikaners (and Cape Coloureds) of South Africa, who form about 56% of that country's Caucasian population. It is derived from 17th century High Dutch and German, as well as acquiring its double negative from French (the double negative was absent in both German and High Dutch).
It has also borrowed words from Malay and English.
Sources
- [1]- The Christian Afrikaners. A lecture by Dr.Lee (a Professor of Calvinism)