Afrikaans
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A language of South Africa
ISO 639-3
Population
6,860,000 in South Africa (2013 UNSD), decreasing. L2 users: 10,300,000 in South Africa (Webb 2002). Total users in all countries: 17,537,060 (as L1: 7,237,060; as L2: 10,300,000).
Location
Widespread, but fewer speakers in East Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
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Language Status
1 (National). Statutory national language (1996, Constitution, Art 6(1)).
Dialects
Typology
SVO; prepositions; noun head final; definite and indefinite articles; passives; tense; 20 consonants, 16 vowels, 9 diphthongs; non-tonal; free stress.
Language Use
Some also use English [eng].
Language Development
Taught in primary and secondary schools. Fully developed. Bible: 1933–2000.
Language Resources

Muslim, Christian.