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Pronunciation
IPA|/���frɪ�k��nz/
rhymes|��nz
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. Rehoboth Baster) 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
italbrac|Afrikaans person Afrikaner
Translations
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Croatian: t-|hr|afrikaans|m
Danish: t+|da|afrikaans
Dutch: t+|nl|Afrikaans|n
Estonian: afrikaani keel
Finnish: t+|fi|afrikaans
German: Afrikaans n
Greek: t+|el|α��ικάαν�|n|trafrikáans|scGrek
Italian: t+|it|afrikaans
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Japanese: t-|ja|��������|trafurik�nsu-go|scJpan
Korean: ��리칸�� (apeurikanseu-eo)
Polish: t-|pl|afrykanerski
Russian: t-|ru|а��икаан�|m|sc=Cyrl (afrikáans)
Slovene: t-|sl|afrikaans, t|sl|afrikanš�ina
Spanish: t+|es|afrikaans
Swedish: t+|sv|afrikaans
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trans-top|Afrikaner
Dutch: t-|nl|Afrikaner|m, t|nl|Zuid-Afrikaan|m
German: Afrikander m
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Italian: afrikander, sudafricano
Korean: ��리카� (apeurikaneo)
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ttbc|Afrikaans: t+|af|Afrikaans|xs=Afrikaans
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|Ø£Ù�رÙ�Ù�اÙ�Ù�Ø© (â��afriqanÃyya) f
ttbc|Armenian: Ա��ի�անա (Ap�rik�ana)
ttbc|Azeri: ���икаан� (Afrikaans)
ttbc|Basque: #Basque|Afrikaans
ttbc|Bosnian: afrikans m, afrikanski m
ttbc|Breton: t-|br|Afrikaans|xs=Breton
ttbc|Bulgarian: ���икан�ки (Afrikanski)
ttbc|Catalan: t+|ca|Afrikaans
ttbc|Faeroese: AfrÃska
ttbc|French: t+|fr|afrikaans|m
ttbc|Frisian: Afrikaansk
ttbc|Gujarati: �ફ�ર���
ttbc|Hebrew: ×�פר×�ק×�× ×¡|×�ַפְרִ×�×§Ö·× Ö°×¡ (afrikáns)
ttbc|Hindi: �फ़�र��ा�स (afrīk�.ns)
ttbc|Hungarian: afrikánsz
ttbc|Icelandic: AfrÃkanska
ttbc|Indonesian: Afrika
ttbc|Irish: Afracáinis
ttbc|Kurdish: Efrîqî
ttbc|Latvian: Afrikandu
ttbc|Lithuanian: Afrikansas
ttbc|Macedonian: ���икан�ки (Afrikanski)
ttbc|Malay: Afrika
ttbc|Maltese: Afrikans
ttbc|Mandarin Chinese: å��é��è�·å�°è¯ (nánfÄ�i hélányÇ�)
ttbc|Moksha: ���икаан� (Afrikaans)
ttbc|Nepali: �फ�रि�ाल�
ttbc|Norwegian: t+|no|Afrikaans
ttbc|Occitan: Africans
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ا�ر�کا�س|آ�ر�کا�س (�frikâns)
ttbc|Portuguese: africâner (Brazil), africanês (Portugal)
ttbc|Romanian: t-|ro|afrikaans
ttbc|Serbian:
ttbc|Slovak: Afrikánsky
ttbc|Sorbian: #Sorbian|Afrikaans
ttbc|Swahili: Kiafrikans
ttbc|Tamil: �ப�பிரி���ான�ஸ (�ppirikkans)
ttbc|Tatar: ���икан� (Afrikants)
ttbc|Thai: THchar|ภาษาà¸à¸±à¸�ริà¸�าà¸� (paasÄ�a à frÃgaan), THchar|ภาษาà¸à¸±à¸�ริà¸�ัà¸�สà¹� (paasÄ�a à frÃgan)
ttbc|Turkish: Afrikanca, Afrikaanca
ttbc|Ukrainian: а��икан� (afrikans)
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|ا��ر�کا�ز (efrīk�nz)
ttbc|Vietnamese: tiếng Hà lan � Kếp
ttbc|Welsh: Affricaneg
ttbc|Zulu: Isafrikansi
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Adjective
Afrikaans
- Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.
Translations
trans-top|of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Dutch: t+|nl|Afrikaans
Finnish: t+|fi|afrikaans|alt=afrikaansin t-|fi|kielinen
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See also
interwiktionary|code=af
langcat
ethnologue|code=afr
websters-online
Category:Languages
Category:Nationalities
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Afrikaans
- The #English|Afrikaans language.
Category:Afrikaans language|*
Category:Afrikaans proper nouns
Dutch
wikipedia|lang=nl
Etymology
From Afrika, �Africa� + -aans.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�frikans/
Adjective
nl-adj|-|-
- African
Proper noun
Afrikaans n
- #English|Afrikaans italbrac|language
Usage notes
Because "Afrikaans" is ambiguously "African" as well as referring to the language, Zuid-Afrikaans is often used instead.
Synonyms
Zuid-Afrikaans
Related terms
Afrika
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