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Old 20th October 2007, 03:04
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Originally Posted by ches View Post
Dutch grammar is much more complex than Afrikaans grammar. Vocabulary doesn't really make a language difficult to learn, and I wouldn't say there was more in Afrikaans than in Dutch. Afrikaans was Dutch 400 years ago, but it was spoken by a small group of mostly illiterate people, allowing it to modify in a manner that simplified it. It also incorporated words from the Khoi Khoi, San and east Indie people who were brought to the Cape as slaves. First Language Afrikaans speakers are required to read one Dutch book in their final year of high school, and Afrikaans musicians release records in the Netherlands. Afrikaans is actually very similar to Flemmish (spoken in parts of Belgium).
You speak now as a moderator very down to Afrikaners, who the hell do you think you are?

Mrs America?
what do you know about Dutch grammer, or Flemish for that matter?
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