afrikaans

/ˈafɹɪkˌɑːnz/

/ˈæfɹɪkˌɑːnz/

Afrikaans

one of the official languages of South Africa with a west Germanic root, which is also spoken in Namibia

synonyms : Taal

afrikaans

belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language

synonyms : Afrikaner

Examples

1. OK, your language is Afrikaans.

2. They're Afrikaans.

3. Today's topic is the Afrikaans language.

4. Afrikaans has a total of about 7.1 million native speakers, with 6.8 five million of those in South Africa.