Afrikaans is a creole language that evolved during the 19th century under colonialism in southern Africa. This simplified, creolised language had its roots
Find a pumpkin.A critical first step. Pumpkins must be the hollow kind – beware pumpkin-shaped squash that are solid all the way through. If you get one of those, the best you can do is draw a face on them (trust me, I’ve tried to hollow them out and cut them, it 100% does...
During the struggle against the brutal policies ofapartheid,students and residents took to the township’s streets inJune 1976to protest against the use of Afrikaans as the main teaching language in schools. Some estimates say over 560 people were killed during the countrywide unrest which followed....
and Jutes—who settled in Britain in the 5th century CE, English today is a constantly changing language that has been influenced by a plethora of different cultures and languages, such as Latin, French, Dutch, and Afrikaans.
The naira is also indirectly named after Niger River, Africa’s third-largest river that gave rise to the name ‘Nigeria’. The British government coined the term in 1886 in reference to the Niger River. Finally, kwacha comes from Nyanja, a language spoken in Zambia and Malawi. Both countri...
Apple added Swedish and Norwegian as languages on the HomePod Mini earlier this year, meaning that consumers in both countries can use the device in their mother tongues. Swedish is also spoken in parts of Finland, so Swedish-speaking Finns can similarly use the HomePod Mini in a language they...
The Afrikaans word braai (from braaivleis, or grilled meat) is one of the most commonly used words I’ve come across since I started hanging out with the SA crowd. The word has been verbed and its meaning widened substantially. Braaing is quite literally a national pastime: Heritage Day...
Language:Whilst English is the official language it is spoken by less than 1% of people as their native language. Portuguese is spoken by 4–5% of the total population; and of the white people 60% speak Afrikaans, 32% German & 7% English. ...