Difference between revisions of "Cape Dutch"
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(2) An architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape province of South Africa[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Dutch_architecture]. | (2) An architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape province of South Africa[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Dutch_architecture]. | ||
| − | (3) A language or dialect of [[Dutch]] developed and spoken in the Cape Colony in the 18th and 19th centuries by descendents of the [[Dutch]] settlers as well as their slaves and servants. During the 19th century this would evolve into the South African language called [[Afrikaans]]. | + | (3) A language or dialect of [[Dutch]] developed and spoken in the Cape Colony in the 18th and 19th centuries by descendents of the [[Dutch]] settlers as well as their slaves and servants. During the 19th century this would evolve into the South African language called [[Afrikaans]]. |
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Revision as of 07:31, 9 September 2016
Cape Dutch is a term used to refer to a number of socio-cultural matters, all deriving from the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch in the 17th century.
Among the uses of the term are found as the term for:
(1) A people, the descendents of Dutch settlers, living in the Cape Colony[1].
(2) An architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape province of South Africa[2].
(3) A language or dialect of Dutch developed and spoken in the Cape Colony in the 18th and 19th centuries by descendents of the Dutch settlers as well as their slaves and servants. During the 19th century this would evolve into the South African language called Afrikaans.
See Afrikaans
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Dutch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Dutch_architecture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans
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