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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: | ||
Revision as of 08:36, 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.
Sources
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nasie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volk_(German_word)
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