Most of us grew up in the era when Afrikaans was the language of the oppressor and had a very bad vibe to it, especially for those who were not Afrikaans-speaking. Do you think the language is recovering?
2006-08-14 00:54:16 · 8 answers · asked by confused 4 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
Afrikaans is slowly but surely gaining back it's respect in South Africa. In my hometown everyone spoke Afrikaans a couple of months back when I visited. And I mean everyone. In any bank or shop or mall. Two years ago, you would be greeted in English, but now everyone takes one good look at you, listens to you and then respond accordingly. It was very obvious. And my wife noticed it also.
The future of Afrikaans looks brighter today than it did 10 years ago. The Afrikaans book and music industries are at a peak. You find that for the first time Afrikaans-speaking rock and pop groups have Afrikaans names and Afrikaans teenagers love it.
And Afrikaans is alive in Korea as well. Just last year my family was invited to a "braai" at the South African Embassy in Seoul. Everyone tried to speak Afrikaans and some Koreans tried a few words too. I speak it at home, but not to my youngest son as he already has lots of problems coping with English at home and Korean at school.
Porgie
2006-08-14 02:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by Porgie 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Afrikaans has never stopped flourishing. Afrikaans as the language of the oppressor is all propaganda BS. Afrikaans is more widely spoken in South Africa than English and its not all white farmers speaking it either. The western cape / eastern cape / mpumalanga / pretoria region / nothern cape / free state are all very afrikaans.
I am not afrikaans speaking but I dont think it has a bad vibe to it.
2006-08-14 19:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by tay_jen1 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dont think Afrikaans has ever stopped flourishing because nobody will change their language. I do believe that there are more zulu speaking people in South Africa now than Afrikaans speaking people.
2006-08-14 20:29:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kinda question is that ,i've been in canada for 3 months but I still speak afrikaans
2006-08-14 13:49:50 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not among that are not talking Afrikaans, but yes, among the ones that doe's
2006-08-14 01:08:25 · answer #5 · answered by zilber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in era of globalisation language does not so important as important is the realation.african is flourishing with leaps and bound.
2006-08-14 01:06:59 · answer #6 · answered by nawab allam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hate afrikaans with a passion.... just because they forced it on us at school really...
I think its only used in rural parts of SA these days... its horrible and I hope one day I wake up and I forget it! wow that would be so cool...
2006-08-15 05:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by SilentAssassin 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
No, there are still a stigma attached to it.
2006-08-14 01:00:53 · answer #8 · answered by deimosje 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋