LL-L "Language varieties" 2002.12.31 (06) [E]

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From: Daniel Prohaska <daniel at ryan-prohaska.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2002.12.31 (02) [E]

[Harlan Ross May] wrote:
<Mathieu mentioned the language of the people from the Netherlands who
were
<settled in South Africa.  Is it a separate language or just a dialect
unto
<itself?  I notice that some of the spellings are different.  Could the
way
<that they speak the language be archaic or did the language or dialect
<change as language is prone to do?  Ross May>

This variety is a separate language, it has undergone several changes
since the settlement. It has its own literary language, and is one of
the official languages of South Africa. It is called Afrikaans.

Dan

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