afrikaans means of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.
afrikaans is pronounced /ˌafɹɪˈkɑːnz/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaans (“African”) itself from earlier Dutch Afrikaansch (“African”).
adj
- Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.
name
- 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.
noun
- A person from South Africa or Namibia who speaks Afrikaans. (More properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.)