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Meanings of afrikaans in English

Russian
бурский язык
Portuguese
africâner
Spanish
afrikáans
Catalan
afrikaans

West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa and Namibia.

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бурский язык
Portuguese
africâner
Catalan
afrikaans

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

africâner
Usage of afrikaans in English
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Read: More than an oppressor's language: reclaiming the hidden history of Afrikaans
The South African
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The fact that he speaks Afrikaans implies he is a South African.
The South African
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Also read: 24 Afrikaans idioms that are hilarious when translated into English
The South African
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Read also: 24 Afrikaans idioms that are hilarious when translated into English
The South African
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Afrikaans was even voted one of the sexiest accents -yes, really.
The South African
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City Press is owned by Nasionale Pers, a powerful Afrikaans publishing company.
The Irish Times
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Difficult though, is getting enough investment to foster the arts in Afrikaans.
The South African
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Chances are everyone with an Afrikaans-speaking family member will recognise this sound.
The South African
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There is a revisionist line being debated in the Afrikaans press now.
The Guardian
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In the late 1940s, the medium of instruction was changed to Afrikaans.
The South African
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Lesufi, almost playfully, Tweeted a picture of an English to Afrikaans dictionary.
The South African
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This triumphant concrete structure celebrates the birth of Afrikaans in abstract grandiosity.
The South African
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It also helped spawn alternative Afrikaans rock music and the Voëlvry movement.
The South African
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After the big bang of democracy, Afrikaans went into hiding, a refugee.
The South African
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The video is in Afrikaans, but you get what it's about right?
The South African
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Afrikaans-scripted fabric and one word that stood out -gees -spirit.
The South African