adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌafɹɪˈkɑːnz/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌafɹɪˈkɑːns/
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General-American:/ˌɑːfɹɪˈkɑːnz/
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rhymes with -ɑːnz
General-South-African:/ˌafɹɪˈkɑːns/
rhymes with -ɑːns
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from South Africa or Namibia who speaks Afrikaans. (More properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Afrikaner
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an Afrikaans couple
Afrikaner support
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Afrikaner
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Taal, South African Dutch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Dutch
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaans (“African”) itself from earlier Dutch Afrikaansch (“African”).
Across languages
Translations
167 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
南非語的 /南非语的
(Nánfēi yǔ de)
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Chinese Mandarin:
南非荷蘭語的 /南非荷兰语的
(Nánfēi Hélán yǔ de)
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Chinese Mandarin:
阿非利堪斯語的 /阿非利堪斯语的
(Āfēilìkānsī yǔ de)
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Chinese Mandarin:
斐語的 /斐语的
(Fěiyǔ de)
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Czech:
afrikánský
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Dutch:
Afrikaans
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Finnish:
afrikaansin kielinen
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Irish:
Afracáinise
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Malay:
Afrikaans
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Polish:
afrykanerski
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Portuguese:
africânder
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Russian:
африка́анс
(afrikáans)
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Slovak:
afrikánsky
— of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language
Afrikaans:
Afrikaans
— language
Albanian:
afrikane
— language
Amharic:
አፍሪካንኛ
(ʾäfrikanña)
— language
Amharic:
አፍሪካንስ
(ʾäfrikans)
— language
Arabic:
لُغَة أَفْرِيكَانِيَّة
— language
Aragonese:
afrikaans
— language
Armenian:
աֆրիկանս
(afrikans)
— language
Asturian:
afrikaans
— language
Azerbaijani:
Afrikaans
— language
Basque:
afrikaans
— language
Belarusian:
афрыкаанс
(afrykaans)
— language
Bengali:
আফ্রিকান্স ভাষা
(aphrikanśo bhaśa)
— language
Breton:
afrikaneg
— language
Bulgarian:
африканс
(afrikans)
— language
Catalan:
afrikaans
— language
Cherokee:
ᎠᎬᎿᎨᏍᏛ
(agvhnagesdv)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
南非語 /南非语
(Nánfēi yǔ)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
南非荷蘭語 /南非荷兰语
(Nánfēi Hélán yǔ)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
阿非利堪斯語 /阿非利堪斯语
(Āfēilìkānsī yǔ)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
斐語 /斐语
(Fěiyǔ)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
阿非利卡語 /阿非利卡语
(Āfēilìkǎ yǔ)
— language
Cornish:
Afrikaans
— language
Czech:
afrikánština
— language
Danish:
afrikaans
— language
Dutch:
Afrikaans
— language
Dutch:
Zuid-Afrikaans
— language
Esperanto:
afrikansa
— language
Esperanto:
afrikansa lingvo
— language
Estonian:
afrikaani keel
— language
Estonian:
buuri keel
— language
Faroese:
afrikaans
— language
Finnish:
afrikaans
— language
French:
afrikaans
— language
Saterland Frisian:
Afrikoansk
— language
West-Frisian:
Afrikaansk
— language
Galician:
afrikaans
— language
Georgian:
აფრიკაანსი
(apriḳaansi)
— language
German:
Afrikaans
— language
Greek:
αφρικάανς
(afrikáans)
— language
Gujarati:
આફ્રીકી
(āphrīkī)
— language
Hebrew:
אַפְרִיקַנְס
(afrikáns)
— language
Herero:
Otjiafrikaansa
— language
Hindi:
अफ़्रीकान्स
(afrīkāns)
— language
Hindi:
अफ़्रीकान्स भाषा
(afrīkāns bhāṣā)
— language
Hungarian:
afrikaans
— language
Icelandic:
afríkanska
— language
Icelandic:
afríkaans
— language
Ido:
linguo Afrikaansa
— language
Ido:
Afrikaansa
— language
Indonesian:
Afrikans
— language
Interlingua:
afrikaans
— language
Irish:
Afracáinis
— language
Italian:
afrikaans
— language
Japanese:
アフリカーンス語
(Afurikānsu-go)
— language
Kashubian:
afrikanersczi jãzëk
— language
Kazakh:
африкаанс тілі
(afrikaans tılı)
— language
Kazakh:
бур тілі
(bur tılı)
— language
Khmer:
ភាសាអាហ្វ្រីក
(phiasa afrik)
— language
Korean:
아프리칸스어
(Apeurikanseu-eo)
— language
Northern Kurdish:
afrîkansî
— language
Northern Kurdish:
afrîkaansî
— language
Kyrgyz:
африкаанс тили
(afrikaans tili)
— language
Kyrgyz:
бур тили
(bur tili)
— language
Latvian:
afrikānss
— language
Latvian:
afrikandu valoda
— language
Latvian:
būru valoda
— language
Ligurian:
lèngoa afrikaans
— language
Limburgish:
Afrikaans
— language
Limburgish:
Afrikaansj
— language
Lingala:
liafríkánsi
— language
Lithuanian:
afrikanų
— language
Lithuanian:
afrikanų kalba
— language
Lithuanian:
afrikanerių kalba
— language
Lithuanian:
būrų kalba
— language
Luxembourgish:
Afrikanesch
— language
Malagasy:
fiteny afrikaans
— language
Malay:
Afrikaans
— language
Malayalam:
ആഫ്രിക്കാൻസ്
(āphrikkāṉsŭ)
— language
Maltese:
L-Afrikan
— language
Marathi:
आफ्रिकान्स
(āphrikānsa)
— language
Moksha:
африканеронь
(afrikaneroń)
— language
Moksha:
африкандеронь
(afrikanderoń)
— language
Moksha:
буронь
(buroń)
— language
Mongolian:
африк хэл
(afrik xel)
— language
Nahuatl:
afrikaantlahtōlli
— language
Nahuatl:
africatlahtōlli
— language
Nahuatl:
africatlahtolli
— language
Navajo:
Tsinaabąąs Dineʼé bizaad
— language
Nepali:
अफ्रिकाली
(aphrikālī)
— language
Northern Sotho:
Seafrikanse
— language
Norwegian:
afrikaans
— language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
afrikaans
— language
Occitan:
africans
— language
Persian:
آفریکانس
(âfrikâns)
— language
Persian:
آفریکانز
(âfrikânz)
— language
Persian:
زبان آفریکانس
(zabân-e âfrikâns)
— language
Persian:
زبان آفریکانز
(zabân-e âfrikânz)
— language
Polish:
afrikaans
— language
Portuguese:
africâner
— language
Portuguese:
africânder
— language
Romanian:
afrikaans
— language
Russian:
африка́анс
(afrikáans)
— language
Northern Sami:
afrikánsagiella
— language
Samogitian:
afrėkanu kalba
— language
Samogitian:
afrėkanū ruoda
— language
Scots:
Afrikaans
— language
Scottish Gaelic:
Afragàns
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
африканс
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
африкански
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
afrikans
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
afrikanski
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
afrikanski jezik
— language
Sicilian:
afrikaans
— language
Silesian:
godka afrikaans
— language
Slovak:
afrikánčina
— language
Slovene:
afrikaans
— language
Slovene:
afrikanščina
— language
Somali:
af Afrikaanays
— language
Lower Sorbian:
afrikaans
— language
Upper Sorbian:
afrikanšćina
— language
Sotho:
Seburu
— language
Sotho:
Seafrekanse
— language
Spanish:
afrikáans
— language
Swahili:
Kiafrikaans
— language
Swahili:
Kiafrikana
— language
Swazi:
siBhunu
— language
Swedish:
afrikaans
— language
Tagalog:
Afrikaans
— language
Thai:
ภาษาแอฟริคานส์
(paasăa aefáríkaan)
— language