![]() kloof -(literally “cleft”, a steep-sided valley).boerewors -(literally “farmer’s sausage”). ![]() biltong -(literally “rump tongue/strip”).bergwind -(warm dry wind blowing from the plateau to the coast).Herewith a list of common terminology from Wikipedia: The word Afrikaans means ‘African’ in Dutch. There is also prevalence of South Africans speaking a mixture of English and Afrikaans at the same time: This is mainly due to the English and Afrikaans cultures merging to a certain extent in South Africa. Considering our focus on Afrikaans, we’ve decided to highlight a few common terms.Īfrikaans words have penetrated other languages, especially South African English.
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