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Cute Illustrations Of Directly Translated Afrikaans Words
I live in South Africa, and one of the most spoken languages (out of the 11) here is Afrikaans. It’s a great language with some interesting words.
I did some funny illustrations of direct translations of Afrikaans compound words that mean something completely different.
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RachelMeer 10 years ago
I was hoping, as someone who also understands Dutch, to find my favourite Afrikaans word translated, namely: verkleurmannetje. For those not in the know, it's Afrikaans for Chameleon and literally means "changing colour little man"
ClaireOliver 10 years ago
This is wonderful, I am from South Africa, and you have chosen some excellent examples of the Afrikaans language and your illustrations are cute and fitting.
AndreLingenfelder 10 years ago
Robyn dit is lekker om ons taal op n webtuiste te kan sien en so n goeie terugvoering kry van almal
Bea Nel 9 years ago
Afrikaans is based on Dutch after the Dutch settlers came to South Africa. Also used to be referred to as Kitchen Dutch, Cape Dutch or African Dutch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans
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SuzyMaione 10 years ago
Amazing work! We should celebrate Afrikaans instead of condemning it as the "language of oppression". Lets live in the present, not the past
RobynO (Post author) 10 years ago
Thanks! I have had a great response with this post, so I will probably do more in the near future!
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DwiPurwanti 10 years ago
This post reminds me of Trevor Noah ahahaha. You got seriously funny stand up comedians out there.
RobynO (Post author) 10 years ago
Thanks, I love Trevor Noah, so that's a great compliment!
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LeonaIngramPFS 10 years ago
Dankie Robyn! Dis so awesome ... of moet ek eerder -- dit is wonderlik om Afrikaans op Board Panda te sien!! Well done!!
Martin 10 years ago
How do you translate: "I burned an entire school bus full of children" into Afrikaans?
AdriaanduToit 10 years ago
Ek het 'n hele skoolbus vol kinders afgebrand.
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Bea Nel 9 years ago
Afrikaans was first spoken by Coloured people at the Cape coast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans
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RachelMeer 10 years ago
I was hoping, as someone who also understands Dutch, to find my favourite Afrikaans word translated, namely: verkleurmannetje. For those not in the know, it's Afrikaans for Chameleon and literally means "changing colour little man"
ClaireOliver 10 years ago
This is wonderful, I am from South Africa, and you have chosen some excellent examples of the Afrikaans language and your illustrations are cute and fitting.
AndreLingenfelder 10 years ago
Robyn dit is lekker om ons taal op n webtuiste te kan sien en so n goeie terugvoering kry van almal
Bea Nel 9 years ago
Afrikaans is based on Dutch after the Dutch settlers came to South Africa. Also used to be referred to as Kitchen Dutch, Cape Dutch or African Dutch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans
Load More Replies... SuzyMaione 10 years ago
Amazing work! We should celebrate Afrikaans instead of condemning it as the "language of oppression". Lets live in the present, not the past
RobynO (Post author) 10 years ago
Thanks! I have had a great response with this post, so I will probably do more in the near future!
Load More Replies... DwiPurwanti 10 years ago
This post reminds me of Trevor Noah ahahaha. You got seriously funny stand up comedians out there.
RobynO (Post author) 10 years ago
Thanks, I love Trevor Noah, so that's a great compliment!
Load More Replies... LeonaIngramPFS 10 years ago
Dankie Robyn! Dis so awesome ... of moet ek eerder -- dit is wonderlik om Afrikaans op Board Panda te sien!! Well done!!
Martin 10 years ago
How do you translate: "I burned an entire school bus full of children" into Afrikaans?
AdriaanduToit 10 years ago
Ek het 'n hele skoolbus vol kinders afgebrand.
Load More Replies... Bea Nel 9 years ago
Afrikaans was first spoken by Coloured people at the Cape coast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans
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