Afrikaans Was FIRST Written in Arabic Script! (& Other Facts You Didn’t Know About Afrikaans!)

Did you know that Afrikaans was first written in Arabic script before it adopted the Latin alphabet? Or that Afrikaans is the easiest language for English speakers to learn? How about that Afrikaans has its own dialects despite being one of the youngest languages in the world?

Being a language with over 17 million speakers in South Africa and Namibia, Afrikaans is the sum of its intricate history as a language developed in the Cape Colony where it drew influence from Malay, French, the Khoisan languages, the Bantu languages, and its mother language, Dutch. This video explores 5 facts you may not have known about Afrikaans, digging deep into this language's rich history!

0:00 - Introduction
0:47 - Afrikaans is One of the Youngest Languages in the World!
2:57 - Afrikaans is One of the Easiest Languages to Learn!
4:22 - Afrikaans has a Diverse Vocabulary!
5:33 - Afrikaans was First Written in Arabic Script!
6:41 - Afrikaans has Dialects!
8:31 - Conclusions & Dance

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