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| − | The usual dictionary definition of '''bilingual''' is "speaking two languages fluently" (or "a person able to speak two languages fluently", "an organization employing two languages for communicative purposes", "a literary work written in two languages", etc.). However, in South Africa, for most of the 20th century, the term would specifically be used to indicate "speaking '''English and [[Afrikaans]]''' fluently", or in the case of organizations, schools and literary works, etc. "utilizing both English and [[Afrikaans]]".
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| − | In the late 20th century, and particularly after 1994, the special use of the term has become problematic, though it is still used in this way by some members of the older generation. With 11 official languages recognized in the country, [[bilingual]] has apparently now regained its original meaning of "able to speak any two languages fluently". Indeed the concept of [[multilingual]] and [[multilingualism]] has become an equally - if not more - important point of debate.
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