Afrikaans: West Germanic Language of Southern Africa, Closely Related to Dutch
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken primarily in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. It evolved from 17th-century Dutch dialects brought by settlers, with influences from Malay, Portuguese, Khoisan, and Bantu languages.
- Mutually intelligible with Dutch (especially written).
- Official language of South Africa (one of 12) and Namibia.
- Simplified grammar: no grammatical gender, no verb conjugation for person/number, double negation.
- Name derives from Dutch Afrikaans meaning "African."
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