Afrikaans Language Notes
Afrikaans is an Indo-European language spoken in South Africa and Namibia.
The most infamous word from this language is "apartheid", which spawned a political system where voting rights depended on skin colour. Several animal words and the historical term "trek" (originally applied to a journey in wagons) complete the set of words.
Word | Meaning | Notes |
aardvark |
|
An animal. |
apartheid |
separateness |
|
commando |
|
|
scoff |
eat voraciously |
|
slim |
small, inferior |
|
springbok |
|
A type of antelope. |
trek |
journey by wagon |
|
wildebeest |
|
An animal. |
[Borrowed Words (Zuni)]
[Borrowed Words (Akkadian)]
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