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Afrikaans vs Afrikaners - What's the difference?

afrikaans | afrikaners |

As proper nouns the difference between afrikaans and afrikaners

is that afrikaans is 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 while Afrikaners is plural of Afrikaner.

As an adjective Afrikaans

is of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.

afrikaans

English

(wikipedia Afrikaans)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • 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. (w)) 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.
  • A term sometimes used of people from South Africa and Namibia (who speak Afrikaans), more properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.

    • Synonyms

    * (Afrikaans person) Afrikaner

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.

    • See also

    * (af) * Language list * * (websters-online) ----

    afrikaners

    English

    Proper noun

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