Afrikaans (/ˌæfrɪˈkɑːns/ AF-rih-KAHNSS, /ˌɑːf-, -ˈkɑːnz/ AHF-, -⁠KAHNZ) is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser...

the grammar of the oral languages, resulting in Signed English, Signed Afrikaans, Signed Xhosa, Signed Zulu, etc. They are not a natural form of communication...

Arabic Afrikaans (Afrikaans: Arabies Afrikaans, Arabic Afrikaans: عربس افركانس) or Lisan-e-Afrikaans (لسانِ افرکانس) was a form of Afrikaans written in...

Afrikaners (Afrikaans: [afriˈkɑːnərs]) are a Southern African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good...

This article describes the grammar of Afrikaans, a language spoken in South Africa and Namibia which originated from 17th century Dutch.[citation needed]...

South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and English, which is the primary language...

transcription delimiters. Afrikaans has a similar phonology to other West Germanic languages, especially Dutch. Afrikaans has an extensive vowel inventory...

oral languages in a gestural-visual form—that is, signed versions of oral languages. Unlike the sign languages that have evolved naturally in deaf communities...

modernization in general. Naming the symbol after animals is also common. In Afrikaans, it is called aapstert, meaning 'monkey tail', similarly to the Dutch...

spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German. Afrikaans is a separate but mutually intelligible sister language of modern Dutch...

South African Sign Language (SASL, Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal) is the primary sign language used by deaf people in South Africa. The South...

various Khoisan families. When Namibia was administered by South Africa, Afrikaans, German, and English enjoyed an equal status as official languages. Upon...

the word "broer" in Afrikaans meaning "brother". Boetie (Pronounced 'Boet – tea') specifically means little brother in Afrikaans because of the "ie" diminutive...

customer entering such a shop may well be greeted in Afrikaans; relatively fewer signs are in Afrikaans but the language retains a leading position as a spoken...

translations into Afrikaans, a language primarily spoken in South Africa and Namibia. The South African Bible Society released full Afrikaans Bibles in 1933...

school students in Soweto protested the Afrikaans Medium Decree of 1974, which forced all black schools to use Afrikaans and English in equal terms as languages...

black Zimbabweans. Historically, a minority of white Zimbabweans spoke Afrikaans, Greek, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese, among other languages, while...

while not indigenous to Africa, are spoken in South Africa and Namibia (Afrikaans, English, German) and are used as lingua francas in Liberia and the former...

Orania (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ʊəˈrɑːnia]) is a culturally Afrikaner town and intentional community in South Africa. It is located along the Orange...

previously known as Lekgoa [ləkˈχo̯a], is a South African singer and rapper of Afrikaans. He started his music career at age 15 preparing demo CDs, and in the...

English is spoken by 2.8% as their first language, and a small number speak Afrikaans. The number of individual languages listed for Botswana is 31.[who said...

she received an award from the Afrikaans Chamber of Commerce for her services to Afrikaans music. In 1995, she signed an album contract with BMG Records...

and alternative Afrikaans music had stagnated somewhat after the heady days of the "Voëlvry" tour and the alternative movement. Signs of a revival could...

pre-1994 provinces, the Transvaal and Orange Free State were predominantly Afrikaans-speaking, Natal was mostly English-speaking and the Cape Province was...

Stellenbosch University (SU) (Afrikaans: Universiteit Stellenbosch, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch) is a public research university situated in...

from the Witwatersrand ("white waters' ridge" in English, rand being the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for 'ridge'), the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built...

Coloureds (Afrikaans: Kleurlinge) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in South Africa who may have ancestry from African, European, and...

1978) is a South African pop and opera singer. His repertoire, mainly in Afrikaans, includes rock, pop, country and music ballads, often incorporating strong...

(later known as Radio South Africa), the Afrikaans Service (later known as Radio Suid-Afrika and Afrikaans Stereo) and the commercial station, Springbok...

team to win the match. Du Plessis is bilingual, he speaks English and Afrikaans. In April 2023, du Plessis underwent surgery to fix a breathing impairment...