Thursday, June 20, 2024

Oosgrensafrikaans

For years now, I have been collecting words in Oosgrensafrikaans (Eastern Border Afrikaans), which some of my wife's family speak. I do this because I am unaware of any other collection of Oosgrensafrikaans words. But this dialect is dying out. The younger generations no longer speak it. It differs from standard Afrikaans in that it is closer to Dutch, and far less distinct.

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