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Afrikaans
- /ˌafɹɪˈkɑːnz/ UK
- /ˌafɹɪˈkɑːns/ UK
- /ˌɑːfɹɪˈkɑːnz/ US
- /ˌafɹɪˈkɑːns/ General South African
Rhymes with -ɑːnz, -ɑːns
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaans (“African”) itself from earlier Dutch Afrikaansch (“African”).
proper noun Africaans · Afrikaansch
- 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. Some of the most contentious issues included the clear threat the Bill posed for the future of single-medium Afrikaans schools, a minority language in South Africa, and also a language often attacked and targeted by populist politicians.
noun Afrikaans · Africaans · Afrikaansch
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A person from South Africa or Namibia who speaks Afrikaans. (More properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.)
Similar: Afrikaner
adjective Africaans · Afrikaansch
- Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.
Translations
Every language
name language
| Español | afrikáans |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아프리칸스어 Apeurikanseu-eo |
| 日本語 | アフリカーンス語 Afurikānsu-go |
| 中文 | 南非語 /南非语 Nánfēi yǔ, 南非荷蘭語 /南非荷兰语 Nánfēi Hélán yǔ, 阿非利堪斯語 /阿非利堪斯语 Āfēilìkānsī yǔ, 斐語 /斐语 Fěiyǔ, 阿非利卡語 /阿非利卡语 Āfēilìkǎ yǔ |
| हिन्दी | अफ़्रीकान्स afrīkāns, अफ़्रीकान्स भाषा afrīkāns bhāṣā |
| Kiswahili | Kiafrikaans, Kiafrikana |
| Português | africâner, africânder |
| Français | afrikaans |
| Deutsch | Afrikaans |
| Italiano | afrikaans |
| Ελληνικά | αφρικάανς afrikáans |
| Română | afrikaans |
| Русский | африка́анс afrikáans |
| Tiếng Việt | Afrikaans, tiếng Afrikaans, tiếng Hà Lan ở Kếp, tiếng Nam Phi |
| العربية | لُغَة أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة |
| עברית | אַפְרִיקַנְס afrikáns |
adj of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
| 中文 | 南非語的 /南非语的 Nánfēi yǔ de, 南非荷蘭語的 /南非荷兰语的 Nánfēi Hélán yǔ de, 阿非利堪斯語的 /阿非利堪斯语的 Āfēilìkānsī yǔ de, 斐語的 /斐语的 Fěiyǔ de |
|---|---|
| Português | africânder |
| Русский | африка́анс afrikáans |
Talk about this word "Afrikaans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/afrikaans. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Afrikaans. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/afrikaans "Afrikaans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/afrikaans.Cite this
@misc{afrikaans_2026,
title = {Afrikaans},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/afrikaans},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
