Afrikaans is spoken by about 6.2 million people, primarily in South Africa but also in Namibia, Botswana, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK. It originated from Dutch and developed in South Africa among Dutch settlers in the 17th century. While often considered mutually intelligible with Dutch, Afrikaans has incorporated vocabulary and characteristics from other languages such as Portuguese, Malay, and African languages like Bantu and Khoisan. There are about 6.4 million total Afrikaans speakers worldwide.

1. Afrikaans

2. The most common language spoken at home by South Africans is
Zulu (24 percent speak Zulu at home), followed by Xhosa (18
percent), and Afrikaans (13 percent). English is only the sixth-most
common home language in the country.
There are 11 official languages in South Africa:
9 Bantu languages
Nguni branch  Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele
Sotho-Tswana branch  Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tswana
Tswa-Ronga  Tsonga
Venda
Plus:
Afrikaans
English

4. Afrikaans is spoken by about 6,200,000 people.
Afrikaans speakers are also found in Namibia, Botswana,
Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.
There are about 6,400,000 Afrikaans speakers in the
world.

5. Where does Afrikaans come from?
The Afrikaans language originated mainly from Dutch and
developed in South Africa. It was originally spoken by
Dutch settlers in the 17th
century. It is often said that
Dutch and Afrikaans are mutually intelligible, however,
this is often not true as Afrikaans tends to have inherited
a lot of its vocabulary and language characteristics from
other languages such as Portuguese, Malay and African
languages such as Bantu and Khoisan, but despite this, it
is still possible for a Dutch person to understand an
Afrikaans person quite well.

6. Greetings
Numbers
http://www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth/afrikaans/player.h
tml
Games:
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Afrikaans.htm

7. Colours
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8hoys_learn-afrikaans-colors-for-free-
wit_school
Games:
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Afrikaans.htm

8. • Hallo!
• Goeie more!
• Hoe gaan dit?
• Baie goed, dankie.
• Wat is jou naam?
• My naam is________ .
• Hoe oud is jy?
• Ek is ______ jaar oud.
• Totsiens!
• Totsiens!

10. Mooi so!