From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishAfrikaansAf‧ri‧kaans /ˌæfrɪˈkɑːns/ noun [uncountable]  SLLa language of South Africa that is similar to Dutch
                                                    
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Afrikaans• When Poole arrived, he and John sometimes spoke to each other in Afrikaans.Origin Afrikaans (1900-2000) Afrikaans afrikaans “African”, from Latin africanus 
