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Afrikaans developed when slaves in the Cape adapted Dutch the language of the rulers for their own use. Many years later Afrikaans was hijacked by some white Afrikaners as their language', but Davids proved beyond doubt that it was the descendants of the slaves, not their masters, who first wrote Afrikaans.

The Arabic Afrikaans Writing Tradition 1815 1915

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A Paperback / softback by Achmat Davids, Hein Willemse

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    Publisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/07/2023
    ISBN13: 9781431433964, 978-1431433964
    ISBN10: 1431433969

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    Book Synopsis
    Afrikaans developed when slaves in the Cape adapted Dutch the language of the rulers for their own use. Many years later Afrikaans was hijacked by some white Afrikaners as their language', but Davids proved beyond doubt that it was the descendants of the slaves, not their masters, who first wrote Afrikaans.

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