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Afrikaans in Arabic

لُغَة أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة

/ˌafɹɪˈkɑːnz//ˌɑːfɹɪˈkɑːnz/

Afrikaans in Arabic: لُغَة أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة. In English, Afrikaans means 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.

Arabic words for Afrikaans

language
لُغَة أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة

English meaning of Afrikaans

  1. proper noun 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.
  2. noun A person from South Africa or Namibia who speaks Afrikaans. (More properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.).
  3. adjective Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.

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Questions about Afrikaans in Arabic

What is the meaning of Afrikaans in Arabic?
Afrikaans in Arabic is لُغَة أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة.
ما معنى كلمة Afrikaans؟
Afrikaans: لُغَة أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة.
What does Afrikaans mean in English?
Afrikaans means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Afrikaans (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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