Afrikaans
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Writing system | Latin |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans Braille | |
| Ethnicity | Cape Coloureds |
| Basters | |
| Cape Malay | |
| Griqua people | |
| South Africans | |
| Regulated by | Die Taalkommissie |
| Native speakers | South Africa |
| Official language in | South Africa |
| Language family | Germanic languages |
| Indo-European languages | |
| Music groups | English Language |
| Swahili language | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2875754 |
About Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language
Jun 14,2022 9:40 pm
...Ryanair caused controversy last week by insisting that all South African passport holders undergo a test in Afrikaans before boarding its flights to the UK to weed out those travelling with fraudulent documents...
Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz
Jun 6,2022 2:00 pm
...South Africans have condemned Irish airline, Ryanair, for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory...