List of English words of Afrikaans origin
- List of English words of Afrikaans origin
Words of Afrikaans origin have entered other languages.
British English has absorbed Afrikaans words primarily via British soldiers who served in the Boer Wars.
Many more words have entered common usage in South African English due to the parallel nature of the English and Afrikaner cultures in South Africa.
Internationally common
*aardvark (literally "earth pig")
*aardwolf (literally "earth wolf")
*afrikaans (literally "african", adj.)
*apartheid (literally "apart-ness")
*boomslang (literally "tree snake")
*kommando (literally "commando")
*rand (literally "ridge")
*meerkat (literally "lake cat")
*spoor (literally "tracks" or "footprints")
*springbok (literally "jumping antelope")
*trek
*veld
*laager (a collection of vehicles in a circle, meant for protection)
*white, in the species name "white rhinoceros", from "wyd" meaning "wide" (describing the animal's mouth)
There are also several English words derived from Cape Dutch, a forerunner of Afrikaans:
*hartebeest (modern Afrikaans equivalent is "hartebees")
*scoff (as in scoffing food): from Cape Dutch "schoff", the word does not survive in modern Afrikaans
*wildebeest (modern Afrikaans equivalent is "wildebees")
*veldt borrowed again by English in the modern form veld
Common in South Africa
There are almost innumerable borrowings from Afrikaans in South African English, including braai (a shortening of "braaivleis", a barbecue), drift (a ford), dorp (a small town), kraal (a corruption of the Portuguese "curral", an enclosure for cattle; compare corral), laager (a defensive circle of wagons), biltong (jerky), mielie (maize) and lekker (tasty, nice, good).
Some of these words are just loosely associated with South African English and both the English and Afrikaans word will be used in conversation; others have been deeply ingrained in South African English. The best example of the latter is probably "voetstoots" meaning as is or as it stands [cite web|url=http://www.aea.co.za/Legal/Voetstoots.asp |title=The Voetstoots Clause |publisher=Associated Estate Agents] (literally: to push with the foot) and is commonly used in South Africa legal documents ][cite web|url=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/za/legalcode |title=Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 2.5 South Africa license|publisher=Creative Commons ] .]References
ee also
* South African English
* List of South African slang words
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