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The Boers had cut their ties to Europe as they emerged from the Trekboer group. [24] The Boers possessed a distinct Protestant culture, and the majority of Boers and their descendants were members of a Reformed Church. The Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk ('Dutch Reformed Church') was the national Church of the South African Republic (1852–1902).
Subsequently, a number of its Dutch-speaking inhabitants trekked inland, first in smaller numbers, then in groups as large as almost a hundred people, [2] after 1834 even in groups of hundreds. There were many reasons why the Boers left the Cape Colony; among the initial reasons were the language laws.
South African settlers were entirely of Boer origin. While the Afrikaans language persists within the community today, it is spoken by only around 3,000,000 individuals. Argentina was chosen as a destination due to the government’s support for colonisation and opportunities for cultural and religious autonomy.
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The Griquas are a subgroup of mixed-race heterogeneous formerly Xiri [1]-speaking nations in South Africa with a unique origin in the early history of the Dutch Cape Colony. [2] Like the Boers they migrated inland from the Cape and in the 19th century established several states in what is now South Africa and Namibia. The Griqua consider ...
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