Afrikaans

Meaning

Name

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.

Noun

A person from South Africa or Namibia who speaks Afrikaans. (More properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.)

Adj

Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.

Synonyms

Afrikaner

Afrikander

Taal

South African Dutch

Boer

Translations

Afrikaans

afrikaans

Afrikaans

afrikaans

Afrikanca

afrikaans

Afrikaanca

Afrikaans

afrikaans

africâner

أفريقانية

africânder

afrikáans

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɑːfɹɪˈkɑːnz/

Etymology

From Afrikaans Afrikaans or Dutch Afrikaans.