Dialects: Cape Afrikaans (West Cape Afrikaans), East Cape Afrikaans, Orange River Afrikaans. A variant of the Dutch , spoken by the 17th century colonists, with some lexical and syntactic borrowings from Malay ,, Bantu languages, Khoisan languages, Portuguese ,, and other European languages. Earliest Afrikaaners were brought from Java 300 years ago.
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Demographics: 6,860,000 in South Africa (2011 census), decreasing. Population total all countries: 7,096,810. L2 users: 10,300,000 in South Africa.
Language Use: Some also use English [eng].
Language Development: Taught in primary and secondary schools. Fully developed. Bible: 1933–2000.
Spoken In: South Africa
Writing System: Braille, Latin
Nation of Origin: South Africa
Other Comments: Muslim, Christian.