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The Africa Alphabet (also International African Alphabet or IAI alphabet) is a set of letters designed as the basis for Latin alphabets for the languages of Africa.It was initially developed in 1928 by the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures from a combination of the English alphabet and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
The Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (HAT) is a shorter, concise Afrikaans explanatory dictionary in a single volume, compared to the comprehensive Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT), similar to the Concise Oxford Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary. The project was begun in 1926 by Prof. J. J. Smith of Stellenbosch ...
The name of the language comes directly from the Dutch word Afrikaansch (now spelled Afrikaans) [n 3] meaning 'African'. [12] It was previously referred to as 'Cape Dutch' (Kaap-Hollands or Kaap-Nederlands), a term also used to refer to the early Cape settlers collectively, or the derogatory 'kitchen Dutch' (kombuistaal) from its use by slaves of colonial settlers "in the kitchen".
Consonant comparison between Standard Dutch and Afrikaans Pronunciation Examples Standard Dutch Afrikaans Standard Dutch Afrikaans z /z/ voiced s /z/ s /s/ zuid /ˈzœʏ̯t/ analyse /aːnaːˈlizə/ suid /ˈsœɪ̯t/ analise /ɑːnɑːˈlisə/ starting v /v/ /f/ vier /ˈvir/ vier /ˈfir/ middle v /v/ w /v/ haven /ˈɦaːvən/ hawe /ˈɦɑːvə/
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Informs editors to use South African English in the article. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date The month and year that the article was last checked for inconsistent date formatting. Example: 'June 2013'; may use '{{subst:DATE}}' template instead Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst ...