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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">===============================================<br>
<b>L O W L A N D S - L - 20 March 2010 - Volume 01</b><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br>
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</span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">From: dealangeam <<a href="mailto:atdelange@iburst.co.za">atdelange@iburst.co.za</a>></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" [A]<br>
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Beste</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> Ron en <span class="spelle">alle</span> <span class="spelle">Laaglanders</span>,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Ek </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">skryf</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">hierdie</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">bydrae</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> in
Afrikaans, </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">alhoewel</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">ek</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> ewe </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">goed</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">dit</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> in </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Engels</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">kon</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">geskryf</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">het</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> <span class="spelle">Afrikaanse</span>
<span class="spelle">bydraes</span> <span class="spelle">deur</span> myself, Mark
Dreyer, Elsie <span class="spelle">Zinsser</span> en <span class="grame">ander</span>
<span class="spelle">lok</span> <span class="spelle">uiters</span> <span class="spelle">selde</span> <span class="spelle">reaksie</span> van <span class="spelle">Laaglanders</span> <span class="spelle">wat</span> <span class="spelle">ander</span> <span class="spelle">Laaglandse</span> “<span class="spelle">dialekte</span>” as <span class="spelle">moedertaal</span> <span class="spelle">het</span>. <span class="spelle">Ek</span> dink <span class="spelle">dit</span>
is <span class="spelle">omdat</span> Afrikaans as <span class="spelle">Laaglandse</span>
<span class="grame">taal</span> so <span class="spelle">minderwaardig</span> <span class="spelle">geag</span> word <span class="spelle">dat</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span>
<span class="spelle">geïgnoreer</span> <span class="spelle">kan</span> word.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Eintlik</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> <span class="spelle">skryf</span> <span class="spelle">ek</span> <span class="spelle">oor</span> die <span class="spelle">verstommende</span>
<span class="spelle">opmerkings</span> <span class="spelle">wat</span> John <span class="spelle">Tait</span> die <span class="spelle">laaste</span> <span class="spelle">tyd</span> <span class="spelle">oor</span> <span class="spelle">Shetlandies</span>,
<span class="spelle">verskoon</span>, die “<span class="spelle">dialek</span>” <span class="spelle">gemaak</span> <span class="spelle">het</span>. <span class="spelle">Dit</span>
<span class="spelle">herinner</span> my <span class="spelle">geweldig</span> <span class="spelle">baie</span> <span class="spelle">aan</span> die <span class="spelle">geskiedenis</span>
van Afrikaans. <span class="spelle">Ek</span> dink <span class="spelle">dat</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">binne</span> 10 <span class="spelle">jaar</span>
<span class="grame">na</span> 1652 <span class="spelle">ontluik</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">uit</span> <span class="spelle">Hollands</span>
en <span class="spelle">Nederduits</span> as die <span class="spelle">ouers</span>
met tale <span class="spelle">soos</span> <span class="spelle">Xhoi</span>, <span class="spelle">Maleisies</span>, <span class="spelle">Duits</span> en <span class="spelle">Frans</span> as die <span class="spelle">vroedvroue</span>. <span class="spelle">Maar</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> <span class="grame">meer</span>
as 200 <span class="spelle">jaar</span> <span class="spelle">moes</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">klaarkom</span> <span class="spelle">sonder</span>
‘n <span class="spelle">geskrewe</span> <span class="spelle">vorm</span>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Eers</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> is <span class="spelle">Hollands</span> (later <span class="spelle">Nederlands</span> <span class="spelle">genoem</span>) as <span class="spelle">geskrewe</span> <span class="spelle">vorm</span> <span class="spelle">gebruik</span>.
<span class="grame">Na 1800 </span><span class="spelle">het</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">Engels</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">ook</span><span class="grame"> as </span><span class="spelle">geskrewe</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">vorm</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">opgeduik</span><span class="grame">.</span> Afrikaans as ‘n <span class="spelle">taal</span> in <span class="spelle">eie</span> <span class="spelle">reg</span>
is so <span class="spelle">geminag</span> en <span class="spelle">geïgnoreer</span>
<span class="spelle">dat</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">selfs</span>
<span class="spelle">nie</span> <span class="spelle">eers</span> die <span class="spelle">naam</span> Afrikaans <span class="spelle">gekry</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span>. <span class="spelle">Maar</span>
<span class="grame">na</span> min of <span class="spelle">meer</span> 1830 <span class="spelle">het</span> Afrikaners (toe <span class="spelle">nog</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span> as sulks <span class="spelle">genoem</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span>), begin <span class="spelle">kyk</span> <span class="spelle">na</span> die <span class="spelle">binneland</span> as <span class="spelle">nuwe</span> <span class="spelle">tuiste</span> <span class="spelle">vry</span>
van <span class="spelle">Hollands</span> en <span class="spelle">veral</span> <span class="spelle">Engels</span>. <span class="spelle">Daar</span> was <span class="spelle">baie</span> <span class="spelle">redes</span>, <span class="spelle">maar</span>
<span class="spelle">een</span> van <span class="spelle">hulle</span> was die <span class="spelle">afdwing</span> van <span class="spelle">Hollands</span> en <span class="spelle">Engels</span> as <span class="spelle">amptelike</span> tale.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Teen 1850, <span class="grame">na</span> die <span class="spelle">Groot</span>
Trek, <span class="spelle">het</span> die <span class="spelle">houding</span> <span class="spelle">oor</span> Afrikaans by die <span class="spelle">agter</span> <span class="spelle">geblewenes</span> begin <span class="spelle">verander</span>. <span class="spelle">Sommige</span> <span class="spelle">mense</span> met ‘n <span class="spelle">liefde</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> die “<span class="spelle">taal</span>” <span class="spelle">het</span> begin <span class="grame">om</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">te</span>
<span class="spelle">probeer</span> <span class="spelle">skryf</span> met ‘n <span class="spelle">eiesoortige</span> spelling en <span class="spelle">reëls</span>.
Die <span class="spelle">eerste</span> <span class="spelle">Taalbeweging</span> was
op pad. <span class="spelle">Maar</span> die <span class="spelle">minagting</span>
van Afrikaans <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">voort</span> <span class="spelle">geduur</span> tot <span class="grame">na</span> die <span class="spelle">Tweede</span> <span class="spelle">Vryheidsoorlog</span> <span class="spelle">tussen</span> die <span class="spelle">Boere</span> en <span class="spelle">Engelse.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Toe, met <span class="spelle">soveel</span> <span class="spelle">genialiteit</span>
<span class="spelle">dat</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">haas</span>
‘n <span class="spelle">wonderwerk</span> <span class="grame">was,</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">een</span> <span class="spelle">stukkie</span>
<span class="spelle">skryfwerk</span>, die <span class="spelle">algemene</span> <span class="spelle">houding</span> <span class="spelle">oor</span> Afrikaans <span class="spelle">omgekeer</span>. <span class="spelle">Dit</span> was Eugene <span class="spelle">Marais</span> se <span class="spelle">gediggie</span> <span class="spelle">Winternag</span>. So <span class="spelle">snel</span> en <span class="spelle">wyd</span> was die <span class="spelle">omkeer</span> <span class="spelle">dat</span> Afrikaans in 1926 as <span class="spelle">een</span> van
die <span class="spelle">amptelike</span> <span class="spelle">landstale</span> <span class="spelle">erken</span> is.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Die <span class="spelle">res</span> is <span class="grame">meer</span> <span class="spelle">bekende</span> <span class="spelle">geskiedenis</span>. Die <span class="spelle">Afrikanders</span> <span class="spelle">saam</span> met <span class="grame">ander</span> <span class="spelle">wittes</span> van <span class="spelle">Europese</span> <span class="spelle">herkoms</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> ‘n <span class="spelle">politieke</span> <span class="spelle">meerderheid</span> <span class="spelle">behaal</span>. Die swart <span class="spelle">Afrikane</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">geen</span>
<span class="spelle">stemreg</span> <span class="spelle">gehad</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span>. Apartheid <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">beleid</span> <span class="spelle">geword</span> <span class="grame">om</span>
swart <span class="spelle">oorheersing</span> <span class="spelle">te</span> <span class="spelle">verhoed</span>. <span class="spelle">Ongelukkig</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">geen</span> van <span class="spelle">hierdie</span>
<span class="spelle">politici</span> die <span class="spelle">insig</span> <span class="spelle">gehad</span> <span class="spelle">dat</span> die <span class="grame">meer</span>
as <span class="spelle">tien</span> <span class="spelle">inheemse</span> tale van <span class="spelle">swartes</span> net so die <span class="spelle">onderspit</span> <span class="spelle">gedelf</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> as Afrikaans. <span class="spelle">Engels</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> die lingua franca van
die <span class="spelle">meerderheid</span> swart <span class="spelle">mense</span>
<span class="spelle">geword</span> ten <span class="spelle">koste</span> van <span class="spelle">hulle</span> <span class="spelle">eie</span> <span class="spelle">moedertale</span>.
In 1992 is apartheid as <span class="spelle">beleid</span> <span class="spelle">geskrap</span>
en in 1994 <span class="spelle">het</span> die swart <span class="spelle">mense</span>
as die <span class="spelle">meerderheid</span> <span class="spelle">aan</span> <span class="spelle">bewind</span> <span class="spelle">gevorm</span> in die <span class="spelle">Nuwe</span> <span class="spelle">Suid</span> <span class="spelle">Afrika</span>.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Engels</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> <span class="spelle">het</span> in <span class="spelle">praktyk</span> die <span class="spelle">staatsdiens</span>, <span class="spelle">besigheid</span>, <span class="spelle">industrie</span>, <span class="spelle">onderwys</span>, <span class="spelle">kunste</span>, <span class="spelle">maatskaplike</span> <span class="spelle">dienste</span> en sport
begin <span class="spelle">oorheers</span>. Afrikaans en die swart tale <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">enorme</span> <span class="spelle">skade</span>
begin lei, al <span class="spelle">het</span> die <span class="spelle">nuwe</span> <span class="spelle">grondwet</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">probeer</span>
<span class="spelle">verhoed</span>. <span class="spelle">Dit</span> is <span class="spelle">eers</span> ‘n <span class="spelle">paar</span> <span class="spelle">dae</span>
<span class="spelle">gelede</span>, <span class="spelle">Maart</span> 2010, <span class="spelle">dat</span> ‘n <span class="spelle">hoog</span> <span class="spelle">geregshof</span>
<span class="spelle">bevind</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">dat</span> <span class="spelle">regering</span> <span class="spelle">niks</span>
<span class="spelle">gedoen</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">om</span> <span class="spelle">hierdie</span> <span class="spelle">verval</span>
<span class="spelle">te</span> <span class="spelle">keer</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span>.
<span class="spelle">Hulle</span> is <span class="spelle">twee</span> <span class="spelle">jaar</span> <span class="spelle">tyd</span> <span class="spelle">gegun</span>
<span class="grame">om</span> die <span class="spelle">saak</span> <span class="spelle">reg</span> <span class="spelle">te</span> <span class="spelle">stel</span>,
<span class="spelle">anders</span> <span class="spelle">sal</span> <span class="spelle">hulle</span> <span class="spelle">aangekla</span> word van <span class="spelle">minagting</span> van die <span class="spelle">hof</span>. <span class="spelle">Dit</span> is <span class="spelle">voorwaar</span> tans <span class="spelle">dramatiese</span> <span class="spelle">tye</span>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Maar</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> <span class="spelle">terug</span> <span class="grame">na</span>
Shetland. <span class="spelle">Hoeveel</span> van die <span class="spelle">minagting</span>
van die “<span class="spelle">dialek</span>” <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span> <span class="grame">te</span> <span class="spelle">doen</span>
met die <span class="spelle">eeue</span> lank <span class="spelle">geskiedenis</span>
<span class="spelle">waarby</span> <span class="spelle">Skotland</span> en <span class="spelle">Engeland</span> <span class="spelle">betrokke</span> is <span class="spelle">nie</span>? <span class="spelle">Hier</span> in <span class="spelle">ons</span>
<span class="spelle">wêreld</span> <span class="grame">kan</span> <span class="spelle">ek</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span> my <span class="spelle">eers</span>
my <span class="spelle">oë</span> op Shetland se <span class="spelle">geskiedenis</span>
rig <span class="spelle">nie</span>. <span class="spelle">Miskien</span> <span class="spelle">moet</span> John <span class="spelle">Tait</span> <span class="spelle">sy</span> <span class="spelle">mening</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span>
<span class="spelle">ons</span> <span class="spelle">probeer</span> gee. <span class="spelle">Ek</span> is <span class="spelle">nie</span> <span class="spelle">haastig</span>
<span class="spelle">nie</span> want <span class="spelle">ek</span> <span class="spelle">soek</span> <span class="grame">na</span> ‘n <span class="spelle">wel</span>
<span class="spelle">deurdagte</span> <span class="spelle">mening</span>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Wat</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> <span class="grame">kan</span> Shetlanders <span class="spelle">doen</span> <span class="spelle">om</span> die <span class="spelle">saak</span>
<span class="spelle">reg</span> <span class="spelle">te</span> <span class="spelle">stel</span>?
Bid <span class="spelle">dat</span> <span class="spelle">iemand</span> ‘n <span class="spelle">ontroerende</span> <span class="spelle">gediggie</span> <span class="spelle">soos</span> Eugene <span class="spelle">Marais</span> met <span class="spelle">sy</span> <span class="spelle">Winternag</span> <span class="spelle">gedoen</span>
<span class="spelle">het</span>? <span class="spelle">Ek</span> dink <span class="spelle">nie</span> <span class="spelle">dat</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span>
<span class="grame">na</span> <span class="spelle">geaap</span> <span class="spelle">moet</span>
word <span class="spelle">nie</span>. <span class="spelle">Maar</span> <span class="spelle">Winternag</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">iers</span>
<span class="grame">anders</span> <span class="spelle">laat</span> <span class="spelle">gebeur</span>. Die <span class="spelle">Akademie</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> Afrikaans in <span class="spelle">sy</span> <span class="spelle">volle</span> <span class="spelle">omvang</span> <span class="spelle">het</span>
in 1909 tot stand <span class="spelle">gekom</span>. <span class="spelle">Dit</span>
<span class="spelle">het</span> die <span class="spelle">enjinkamer</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> die <span class="spelle">uitbouing</span> van Afrikaans <span class="spelle">geword</span>. <span class="spelle">Kyk</span> <span class="grame">na</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://akademie.org.za/tuisblad/" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;" lang="NL">http://akademie.org.za/tuisblad/</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Ek dink </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">nie</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">dat</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> so ‘n
</span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Akademie</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">vir</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">
Shetland </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">sal</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">werk</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">nie</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> Die <span class="spelle">bevolking</span>
is <span class="grame">te</span> <span class="spelle">klein</span> met <span class="spelle">te</span> min <span class="spelle">terreine</span> van ‘n <span class="spelle">moderne</span> <span class="spelle">samelewing</span>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Dit</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> bring my by ‘n <span class="spelle">ander</span> <span class="spelle">saak</span> <span class="spelle">wat</span> <span class="spelle">hiermee</span>
<span class="spelle">verband</span> <span class="spelle">hou</span>. <span class="grame">Ek </span><span class="spelle">het</span><span class="grame"> ‘n </span><span class="spelle">liefde</span><span class="grame"> en intense </span><span class="spelle">belangstelling</span><span class="grame"> in </span><span class="spelle">Nederduits</span><span class="grame"> of </span><span class="spelle">wat</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">mense</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">dit</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">ook</span><span class="grame"> al </span><span class="spelle">wil</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">noem</span><span class="grame">.</span> <span class="grame">Maar </span><span class="spelle">wat</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">het</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">ons</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">vandag</span><span class="grame">?</span> <span class="grame">Tientalle
</span><span class="spelle">dialekte</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">waarvan</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">daardie</span><span class="grame"> in die </span><span class="spelle">noord-ooste</span><span class="grame"> van Nederland </span><span class="spelle">ooreenkomste</span><span class="grame"> </span><span class="spelle">vertoon</span><span class="grame">.</span>
Die <span class="spelle">dialekte</span> in <span class="spelle">noord</span> <span class="spelle">Duitsland</span> <span class="spelle">vertoon</span> <span class="spelle">weer</span> <span class="spelle">hulle</span> <span class="spelle">eie</span>
<span class="spelle">ooreenkomste</span>, <span class="spelle">maar</span> met ‘n <span class="spelle">redelike</span> <span class="spelle">kloof</span> <span class="spelle">tussen</span> die <span class="spelle">Nederlandse</span> <span class="spelle">ooreenkomste</span>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Wat</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> <span class="grame">kan</span> <span class="spelle">gedoen</span>
word <span class="spelle">om</span> <span class="spelle">Nederduits</span> of <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">ook</span> al <span class="spelle">genoem</span>
<span class="spelle">sal</span> word, <span class="spelle">weer</span> <span class="spelle">te</span> <span class="spelle">laat</span> <span class="spelle">gedy</span>?
<span class="spelle">Ek</span> dink <span class="spelle">nie</span> <span class="spelle">dat</span> ‘n <span class="spelle">gediggie</span> <span class="spelle">sal</span> <span class="spelle">werk</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span>.
<span class="spelle">Maar</span> al die <span class="spelle">miljoene</span> <span class="spelle">mense</span> <span class="spelle">wat</span> in die <span class="spelle">streke</span> <span class="spelle">woon</span> en <span class="spelle">tuis</span> die “<span class="spelle">dialekte</span>” <span class="spelle">praat</span>, is <span class="spelle">genoeg</span>. <span class="spelle">Verder</span> is <span class="spelle">daar</span> <span class="spelle">genoeg</span> <span class="spelle">verskeidenheid</span> in <span class="spelle">hulle</span> <span class="spelle">volk</span> <span class="spelle">huishoudings</span>
<span class="grame">om</span> so ‘n <span class="spelle">opbloei</span> <span class="spelle">te</span> <span class="spelle">ondersteun</span>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">Miskien </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">sal</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> ‘n </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">kunswerk</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> die </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">vonkie</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">verskaf</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Maar</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> <span class="spelle">dan</span>
<span class="spelle">moet</span> <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">iets</span> <span class="spelle">aangrypend</span> en <span class="spelle">omvangryk</span> <span class="grame">wees</span> <span class="spelle">soos</span>
<span class="spelle">Homerus</span> se <span class="spelle">werke</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> <span class="spelle">Griekeland</span> of Dante se <span class="spelle">werke</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> <span class="spelle">Italië</span>.
Na <span class="spelle">hierdie</span> <span class="spelle">vonkie</span> <span class="spelle">moet</span> die <span class="spelle">enjinkamer</span> in <span class="spelle">bedryf</span> <span class="spelle">gestel</span> word. ‘<span class="grame">n</span> <span class="spelle">Akademie</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span>
<span class="spelle">Nederduits</span> <span class="spelle">behoort</span> in <span class="spelle">werking</span> <span class="spelle">gestel</span> <span class="spelle">te</span> word <span class="spelle">waarin</span> die <span class="spelle">volle</span> <span class="spelle">volk</span> <span class="spelle">huishouding</span>
<span class="spelle">betrek</span> word. <span class="spelle">Vergeet</span> van <span class="spelle">politieke</span> <span class="spelle">grense</span> trek want <span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">sal</span> net die <span class="spelle">aasdiere</span> <span class="spelle">lok</span> met al die <span class="spelle">aaklige</span> <span class="spelle">geluide</span> <span class="spelle">wat</span> <span class="spelle">hulle</span> <span class="spelle">maak</span>.
<span class="spelle">Dit</span> is <span class="spelle">wat</span> Apartheid <span class="spelle">gemaak</span> <span class="spelle">het</span> <span class="spelle">wat</span>
<span class="spelle">dit</span> <span class="spelle">uiteindelik</span> <span class="spelle">geword</span> <span class="spelle">het.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">En </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">moenie</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">dat</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">enige</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">wêreldtaal</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">julle</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">vrees</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">bevange</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">maak</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">nie</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> <span class="spelle">Hulle</span>
is <span class="spelle">nie</span> <span class="spelle">voorwaardes</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> <span class="spelle">uitnemendheid</span> en <span class="spelle">sorgsaamheid</span> in ‘n <span class="spelle">bepaalde</span> <span class="spelle">kultuur</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span>. <span class="spelle">Hulle</span>
is <span class="spelle">eerder</span> die <span class="spelle">voltrekkers</span>
van die <span class="spelle">dood</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> <span class="spelle">kultuur</span> <span class="spelle">sowel</span> as <span class="spelle">natuur</span>. Orals op die <span class="spelle">wêreld</span> in <span class="spelle">alle</span> <span class="spelle">kontinente</span> is die <span class="spelle">getuienis</span> <span class="spelle">besaai</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> <span class="spelle">hulle</span> <span class="spelle">wat</span>
<span class="spelle">daarop</span> <span class="spelle">bedag</span> is. Al <span class="spelle">beloning</span> op die <span class="spelle">spel</span> is <span class="spelle">ontsaglike</span> <span class="spelle">rykdom</span> <span class="spelle">waarteen</span> <span class="spelle">geen</span> land <span class="spelle">bestand</span> is <span class="spelle">nie</span>, <span class="spelle">selfs</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span> met <span class="spelle">gewaande</span>
<span class="spelle">moraliteit</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span>. <span class="spelle">Stry</span> <span class="spelle">eerder</span> <span class="spelle">nou</span>
met hoop as <span class="grame">om</span> later <span class="spelle">vir</span> ‘n <span class="spelle">hopelose</span> <span class="spelle">saak</span> <span class="spelle">te</span>
<span class="spelle">veg</span>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Ek</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> hoop <span class="spelle">genoeg</span> <span class="spelle">Laaglanders</span> <span class="spelle">verstaan</span> Afrikaans <span class="spelle">goed</span> <span class="spelle">genoeg</span> <span class="spelle">om</span>
<span class="spelle">hierdie</span> <span class="spelle">gesprek</span> <span class="spelle">verder</span> <span class="spelle">te</span> <span class="spelle">voer</span>
in <span class="spelle">watter</span> “<span class="spelle">dialek</span> <span class="grame">“ </span><span class="spelle">ook</span> al.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">John <span class="spelle">Tait</span>, <span class="spelle">ek</span> <span class="spelle">bewonder</span> <span class="spelle">jou</span>. <span class="spelle">Moenie</span>
<span class="spelle">ophou</span> <span class="spelle">stry</span> <span class="spelle">vir</span> <span class="spelle">wat</span> <span class="spelle">jy</span>
<span class="spelle">lief</span> is <span class="spelle">nie</span>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Laastens</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">, <span class="grame">om</span> ‘n <span class="spelle">taal</span> <span class="spelle">lewend</span> <span class="spelle">te</span>
<span class="spelle">hou</span> <span class="spelle">vereis</span> <span class="spelle">niks</span> minder as ‘n <span class="spelle">passie</span> <span class="spelle">nie</span>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Mooi</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> loop</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">At de Lange</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Pretoria, </span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL">Maart</span></span><span class="grame"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"> 2010.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="NL"></span></p>
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