Afrikaans
West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa and Namibia
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Afrikaans
Summary
Afrikaans is a natural language[1]. Afrikaans ranks in the top 1% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,539 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Afrikaans is in the country of South Africa[3].
- Afrikaans is in the country of Botswana[4].
- Afrikaans is in the country of Namibia[5].
- Afrikaans is in the country of Zambia[6].
- Afrikaans is in the country of Zimbabwe[7].
- Afrikaans's instance of is recorded as natural language[8].
- Afrikaans's instance of is recorded as modern language[9].
- Afrikaans's based on is recorded as Dutch[10].
- Afrikaans is a type of Low Franconian[11].
- Afrikaans's writing system is recorded as Latin script[12].
- Afrikaans's Commons category is recorded as Afrikaans language[13].
- Afrikaans's Wikimedia language code is recorded as af[14].
- Afrikaans's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -32, 'lon': 20}[15].
- Afrikaans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Afrikaans[16].
- Afrikaans's language regulatory body is recorded as Taalkommissie[17].
- Afrikaans's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+7200000'}[18].
- Afrikaans's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+10300000'}[19].
- Afrikaans's topic has template is recorded as Q84938281[20].
- Afrikaans's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Afrikaans'}[21].
- Afrikaans's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'tg', 'text': 'африкаанс'}[22].
- Afrikaans's UNESCO language status is recorded as 1 safe[23].
- Afrikaans's history of topic is recorded as history of Afrikaans[24].
- Afrikaans's indigenous to is recorded as Botswana[25].
- Afrikaans's indigenous to is recorded as Central District[26].
- Afrikaans's indigenous to is recorded as Ghanzi District[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include natural language[8] and modern language[9]. Afrikaans is a type of Low Franconian[11].
Why It Matters
Afrikaans ranks in the top 1% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,539 views/month).[2] Afrikaans has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Afrikaans is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]