°A
Germanic language descending from
Dutch; the primary
language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in
South Africa and in
Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.
°A term sometimes used of
people from South Africa and
Namibia (who speak Afrikaans), more properly called "Afrikaans people" or
Afrikaners.
adjective
°Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.
synonyms:
afrikaner