An estimated 90% to 95% of the vocabulary is of Dutch origin, with adopted words from other languages, including German and the Khoisan languages of Southern Africa. [note 2] Differences with Dutch include a more analytic-type morphology and grammar, and some pronunciations. [14] There is a large degree of mutual intelligibility between the two languages, especially in written form. [15] Official projection "Analytical Report on Population Projections" (PDF). lisgis.net. 1 Sep 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016 . Retrieved 26 Jun 2023. Official estimate "Administrative Units Population Distribution Report" (PDF). statssa.gov.za. 28 Jul 2022. p8 . Retrieved 25 Jun 2023.

Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2012 . Retrieved 29 October 2014. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Afrikaans ( / ˌ æ f r ɪ ˈ k ɑː n s/ AF-rih- KAHNSS, / ˌ ɑː f-, - ˈ k ɑː n z/ AHF-, -⁠ KAHNZ) [4] [5] is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular [6] [7] of Holland proper (i.e. the Hollandic dialect) [8] [9] used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and people enslaved by them. Afrikaans gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics during the course of the 18th century. [10] Now spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, estimates c. 2010 of the total number of Afrikaans speakers range between 15 and 23 million. [note 1] Most linguists consider Afrikaans to be a partly creole language. [11] [12] [13] Obelisks of the Afrikaans Language Monument near Paarl The driver ant is one of Africa's most aggressive rainforest species. Driver ants move in columns of up to 20 million across the rainforest floor and will eat anything from toxic millipedes to reptiles and small mammals. Another difference is the indefinite article, 'n in Afrikaans and een in Dutch. "A book" is 'n boek in Afrikaans, whereas it is either een boek or 'n boek in Dutch. This 'n is usually pronounced as just a weak vowel, [ə], just like English "a".Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D. "Ethnologue hau". Ethnologue. SIL International . Retrieved 30 June 2021. The Sahel's animal communities are constantly scavenging for scarce water and vegetationresources. The Senegal gerbil ( Taterillus pygargus), the most common mammal in the Sahel and measuring only a few centimeters, consumes as much as 10 percent of the Sahel's plants. Bible Society of South Africa - Afrikaans Bible translation". www.bybelgenootskap.co.za. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020 . Retrieved 30 May 2020. a b Austin, Peter, ed. (2008). One Thousand Languages: Living, Endangered, and Lost. University of California Press. p.97. ISBN 9780520255609.

Stein-Smith, Kathleen (17 March 2022). "Africa and the French language are growing together in global importance". The Conversation . Retrieved 2 September 2023. Official projection "National Institute of Statistics". stat-guinee.org. 23 Jun 2023 . Retrieved 25 Jun 2023. An oasis is a hub of water in the desert, often in the form of springs, wells, or irrigation systems. About 75 percent of the Sahara's population lives in oases, which make up only 2,071 square kilometers (800 square miles) of the desert's vast area. Some of the characteristics of Oranjerivierafrikaans are the plural form -goed ( Ma- goed, meneergoed), variant pronunciation such as in kjerk ("Church") and gjeld ("money") and the ending -se, which indicates possession.census result "Présentation des principaux résultats définitifs du RGPH-5" (PDF). inseed.tg. 4 Apr 2023 . Retrieved 26 Jun 2023. Dutch: En ik zeg (tegen) jullie: wat zoeken jullie hier bij mij? Ik zoek jullie niet! Nee, ga nu weg! Kaapse Afrikaans: En ik seg ve' djille, wat soek djille hie' by my? Ik soek'ie ve' djille nie! Nei, gaat nou weg! Afrikaans: En ek sê vir julle, wat soek julle hier by my? Ek soek julle nie! Nee, gaan nou weg! English (literal): And I say to you, what seek you here by me? I seek you not! No, go now away! English: And I'm telling you, what are you looking for here? I'm not looking for you! No, go away now! Oranjerivierafrikaans [ edit ] CORRECTION: Census shows South Sudan population at 8.2 million: report – Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010 . Retrieved 21 July 2017. a b Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. p.27. ISBN 9780621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015. Friedrich Müller lägger till berberspråken och de kushitiska språken till de "nilo-hamitiska" språken. Trots likheter räknar han inte hausa till hamitiska språk. Müller sammanfattar de "nilohamitiska" och semitiska språken till den "hamito-semitiska" språkstammen (arbeten 1876-88).

Official projection "Population of Zones and Weredas July 2023" (PDF). Stats Ethiopia . Retrieved 30 August 2023. The number of languages natively spoken in Africa is variously estimated (depending on the delineation of language vs. dialect) at between 1,250 and 2,100, [1] and by some counts at over 3,000. [2] Nigeria alone has over 500 languages (according to SIL Ethnologue), [3] one of the greatest concentrations of linguistic diversity in the world. The languages of Africa belong to many distinct language families, among which the largest are: The diminutive suffix in Afrikaans is -tjie, -djie or -ie, whereas in Dutch it is -tje or dje, hence a "bit" is ʼn bie tjie in Afrikaans and bee tje in Dutch. The ancestors of the Malagasy people migrated to Madagascar around 1,500 years ago from Southeast Asia, more specifically the island of Borneo. The origins of how they arrived to Madagascar remains a mystery, however the Austronesians are known for their seafaring culture. Despite the geographical isolation, Malagasy still has strong resemblance to Barito languages especially the Ma'anyan language of southern Borneo.The -ne was the Middle Dutch way to negate but it has been suggested that since -ne became highly non-voiced, nie or niet was needed to complement the -ne. With time the -ne disappeared in most Dutch dialects. Greenberg inför nilosahariska språk som en restkategori för de språk som varken hör till afroasiatiska, Niger-Kongo eller khoisanspråk. Han försöker bevisa denna grupps genetiska enhet. (Framför allt denna sista uppskattning kritiserades av Greenbergs motståndare, fastän Meinhof hade definierat "Sudanspråken" som en restkategori som omfattar till och med de nuvarande Niger-Kongo och nilosahariska språken.) Donaldson, Bruce C. (1993), A grammar of Afrikaans, Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 9783110134261 , retrieved 28 May 2010 Machan, Tim William (2009), Language anxiety: conflict and change in the history of English, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780191552489 , retrieved 3 June 2010

Saharan plants survive thanks to root systems that plunge as far as 24 meters (80 feet) underground. In parts of the Sahara, plants cannot take root at all. In the southern Libyan Desert, for instance, no greenery exists for more than 195 kilometers (120 miles). appel ('apple'; /a/), tale ('languages'; /ɑː/). Represents /a/ in closed syllables and /ɑː/ in stressed open syllables The Embassy of the Republic of Angola – Culture". Archived from the original on 10 August 2017 . Retrieved 20 March 2015. Main article: Afrikaans phonology A voice recording of Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ('The Voice of South Africa'), the former national anthem, read in poetic form Vowels [ edit ] Monophthong phonemes [93] [94] Afrikaans: Hy kan nie Afrikaans praat nie, lit.'He can not Afrikaans speak not' Dutch: Hij spreekt geen Afrikaans. English: He can not speak Afrikaans. / He can't speak Afrikaans.Official projection "Population Projections for South Sudan 2015 - 2020" (PDF). ssnbss.org. 1 Mar 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2019 . Retrieved 26 Jun 2023. Lyle Campbell & Mauricio J. Mixco, A Glossary of Historical Linguistics (2007, University of Utah Press)