Oorlams Creole
Afrikaans dialect of Southern Africa
| Oorlans | |
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| Native to | South Africa |
Native speakers | 32,000 (2006)[1] |
Language family | Afrikaans creole?
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| ISO 639-3 | oor |
| Glottolog | oorl1238 |
Oorlams (also: Oorlands, Oorlans) is a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in the Republic of South Africa and Namibia, by the Oorlam people.
It is considered to be either an Afrikaans-based creole language or a dialect of Afrikaans proper.
Oorlams has many elements from Khoi languages.
See also
References
- ^ Oorlans at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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- Commission for Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Community Rights
- Department of Arts and Culture
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