This map shows the regions
of the world where Afrikaans is commonly spoken (red circle).
Afrikaans is a language that developed from European (Old Dutch)
settlers in South Africa. It is most closely related to modern
Dutch and Flemish.
It comes from the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages.
| Daniel M. Short originally created this
map and the other Indo-European language charts for his website at http://www.danshort.com/.
I reproduce these images here with the author's permission, but they are
copyrighted by Daniel Short as of 2002. These charts should not be reproduced
or reused without Mr. Short's approval. You may contact him at danshort@gte.net
for more information. These images are not public domain. |