Statements (115)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dialect
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| gptkbp:distinctiveFeature |
unique vocabulary
distinctive pronunciation distinctive grammar |
| gptkbp:firstAttested |
19th century
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| gptkbp:hasLoanwordsFrom |
gptkb:Afrikaans
Dutch indigenous African languages |
| gptkbp:hasVariant |
gptkb:Cape_Flats_English
gptkb:Black_South_African_English gptkb:Indian_South_African_English White South African English |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
South African English
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Xhosa gptkb:Zulu gptkb:British_English Dutch |
| gptkbp:ISO639-3 |
en-ZA
|
| gptkbp:languageFamily |
gptkb:Indo-European_languages
gptkb:Germanic_languages |
| gptkbp:linguisticFeature |
use of 'springbok' for antelope and national rugby team
non-rhotic accent use of 'Bafana Bafana' for national soccer team use of 'Cape Flats' for area in Cape Town use of 'Durbs' for Durban use of 'Joburg' for Johannesburg use of 'Jozi' for Johannesburg use of 'Mother City' for Cape Town use of 'Mzansi' for South Africa use of 'PE' for Port Elizabeth use of 'Proteas' for national cricket team use of 'bakkie' for pickup truck use of 'biscuit' for cookie use of 'boerewors' for sausage use of 'boot' for car trunk use of 'boss' for male employer use of 'braai' for barbecue use of 'bundu' for wilderness use of 'car park' for parking lot use of 'chemist' for pharmacy use of 'chips' for French fries use of 'coloured' for mixed-race South African use of 'cooldrink' for soft drink use of 'crisps' for potato chips use of 'dagga' for cannabis use of 'dompas' for passbook (historical) use of 'dummy' for pacifier use of 'dustbin' for trash can use of 'eGoli' for Johannesburg use of 'eish' as an exclamation use of 'fizzy drink' for soda use of 'flat' for apartment use of 'football' for soccer use of 'full stop' for period (punctuation) use of 'gogga' for insect use of 'holiday' for vacation use of 'howzit' as a greeting use of 'indaba' for meeting use of 'ja' for yes use of 'just now' with unique meaning use of 'kiff' for cool use of 'koppie' for small hill use of 'lapa' for outdoor shelter use of 'lekker' for nice/good use of 'lift' for elevator use of 'location' for township use of 'lorry' for truck use of 'madam' for female employer use of 'maths' for mathematics use of 'mielie' for corn use of 'nappy' for diaper use of 'nought' for zero use of 'now now' with unique meaning use of 'petrol' for gasoline use of 'post' for mail use of 'postbox' for mailbox use of 'queue' for line use of 'robot' for traffic light use of 'rugby' for rugby football use of 'sarmie' for sandwich use of 'serviette' for napkin use of 'shame' as an expression of sympathy use of 'shebeen' for informal bar use of 'spaza' for informal shop use of 'struggle' for anti-apartheid movement use of 'sweets' for candy use of 'takkies' for sneakers use of 'tap' for faucet use of 'tjoek-tjoek' for train use of 'torch' for flashlight use of 'township' for underdeveloped urban area use of 'trolley' for shopping cart use of 'ubuntu' for humanity use of 'veld' for open grassland use of 'vuvuzela' for plastic horn use of 'windscreen' for windshield use of 'yebo' for yes variable vowel pronunciation use of 'apartheid' for system of racial segregation use of 'rainbow nation' for post-apartheid South Africa |
| gptkbp:mainLanguage |
English
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| gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers |
approximately 5 million native speakers
over 16 million second-language speakers |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Southern_Africa
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| gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:status |
de facto official language in South Africa
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
education in South Africa
media in South Africa government in South Africa |
| gptkbp:writingSystem |
gptkb:Latin_alphabet
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Anglais
gptkb:Αγγλικά gptkb:English_language |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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