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Afrikaans
Pronunciation[afriˈkɑːns]
Native toSouth Africa, Namibia
Native speakers7.2 million  (2016)e19
10.3 million L2 speakers in South Africa (2002)
Language family
Writing system
Official status
Official language in South Africa
Recognised minority language in Namibia
Regulated byDie Taalkommissie
Language codes
ISO 639-1af
ISO 639-2afr
ISO 639-3afr
Linguasphere52-ACB-ba
Idioma afrikáans.png
Regions shaded dark blue represent areas of concentrated Afrikaans-speaking communities
Spoken Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. It was originally the dialect that developed among the Afrikaner Protestant settlers, the unfree workers, and slaves brought to the Cape area in southwestern South Africa by the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie - VOC) between 1652 and 1705. Most of these first settlers were from the Netherlands, though there were also many from Germany, some from France, a few from Scotland, and various other countries. The unfree workers and slaves were Malays, and Malagasy in addition to the native Khoi and Bushmen.

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English vs. German vs. Dutch vs. Afrikaans | West Germanic Language Comparison

English vs. German vs. Dutch vs. Afrikaans | West Germanic Language Comparison
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