Also called the Taal.an official language of South Africa, developed out of the speech of 17th-century settlers from Holland and still very like Dutch.
–adjective
2.
of or pertaining to Afrikaans or Afrikaners.
Origin: 1895–1900; < D, equiv. to Afrikaan native of Africa + -s-ish1
Af·ri·kaans (āf'rĭ-käns', -känz') n. A language that developed from 17th-century Dutch and is an official language of South Africa. Also called Taal2. adj. Of or relating to Afrikaans or Afrikaners.
[Afrikaans, from Dutch Afrikaansch, African, from Latin Āfricānus; see Afrikaner.]