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Afrikaans Definition

Afrikaans

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English

Wikipedia has an article on: Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Afrikaans

  1. 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.
  2. A term sometimes used of people from South Africa and Namibia (who speak Afrikaans), more properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.

Synonyms

Adjective

Afrikaans (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.

Translations

of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 南非語的 (cmn), 南非语的 (cmn) (Nánfēiyǔ de), 南非荷蘭語的 (cmn), 南非荷兰语的 (cmn) (Nánfēi-Hélányǔ de), 阿非利堪斯語的 (cmn), 阿非利堪斯语的 (cmn) (Āfēilìkānsīyǔ de), 斐語的 (cmn), 斐语的 (cmn) (Fěiyǔ de)
  • Czech: afrikánský (cs)

See also

Afrikaans edition of Wiktionary

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Afrikaans

  1. The Afrikaans language.

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on: Afrikaans

Wikipedia nl

Etymology

From Afrika, ‘Africa’ + -aans.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Afrikaans (comparative Afrikaanser, superlative meest Afrikaans or Afrikaanst)

  1. African

Declension

Declension of Afrikaans
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial Afrikaans Afrikaanser
neuter singular indefinite Afrikaans Afrikaanser
definite Afrikaanse Afrikaansere Afrikaanste het Afrikaanst(e)
common singular Afrikaanse Afrikaansere Afrikaanste de Afrikaanste
plural Afrikaanse Afrikaansere Afrikaanste de Afrikaanste
partitive Afrikaans Afrikaansers

Proper noun

Afrikaans n.

  1. Afrikaans (language)

Usage notes

Because "Afrikaans" is ambiguously "African" as well as referring to the language, Zuid-Afrikaans is often used instead.

Synonyms

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