Language Afrikaans

edited by Heiden, Kathrin

Afrikaans is a Germanic language spoken by about 7 million native speakers mainly in South Africa and Namibia. It is represented here in the standard orthography.

Classification

Lineage
Germanic germ1287
Family
Indo-European indo1319

Categories

amfibieë
amphibians
bome
trees
bosveld
bush, savanna
diere
animals
grasse
grasses
insekte
insects
ongewerweldes
invertebrates
pan
pan
plante
plants
reptiele
reptiles
soogdiere
mammals
swamme
fungi
visse
fish
voëls
birds
Name Basic term Categories Taxon IPA Grammatical info Meaning Usage
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