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[[Volk]] is an [[Afrikaans]] word derived from the [[Dutch]] and German term for a people or an ethnic group. Related to the English term "Folk". | [[Volk]] is an [[Afrikaans]] word derived from the [[Dutch]] and German term for a people or an ethnic group. Related to the English term "Folk". | ||
| − | In Afrikaans it has had a number of uses: | + | In [[Afrikaans]] it has had a number of uses: |
To refer to the equivalent of "[[Nation]]", as in the German nationalist context where it has been used to refer to the German people as a nation, with a history and destiny. | To refer to the equivalent of "[[Nation]]", as in the German nationalist context where it has been used to refer to the German people as a nation, with a history and destiny. | ||
Revision as of 08:34, 24 September 2015
Volk is an Afrikaans word derived from the Dutch and German term for a people or an ethnic group. Related to the English term "Folk".
In Afrikaans it has had a number of uses:
To refer to the equivalent of "Nation", as in the German nationalist context where it has been used to refer to the German people as a nation, with a history and destiny.
To refer to an ethnic group or a "people".
To refer to the workers on the farms etc. (This couls be used neutrally, but more often soemwhat denigratingly).
As an equivalent of the English "folk", especially in combinations, e.g. volksfees (= "folk festival") , volksmusiek ("folk music"), volkskuns, ("folk art") etc.
