ˈafrə̇ˌkän(t)s, -ȧn-, -nz, -anz, -aa(ə)nz, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Afrikaans, from afrikaans, adjective, African, from obsolete Afrikaans afrikanisch, from Latin africanus African + obsolete Afrikaans -isch (now -s ) -ish — more at african
: a language that developed in southern Africa from 17th century Dutch and is one of the official languages of the Union of So. Africa — called also Cape Dutch, Taal ; see indo-european languages table