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November 07, 2005
An Interesting Conversation post Nanette's class
I had a very interesting conversatino with Nanette (Savides) today walking back to my dorm after class. We spoke about the difference between Afrikaans, a form of Dutch in South Africa, and "normal" Dutch. It was interesting for me to learn that Nanette is fluent in Afrikaans and that it's not just a dialect of Dutch but a real language. Apparently, the two are similar except in pronounciation, and I would imagine words exist in Afrikaans that do not in Dutch. We compared how "good morning" is said in Afrikaans as opposed to Dutch (that is if my Dutch was correctly pronounced) and I do notice the difference in how the words are said. It really brings about an urgency in me to re-acquaint myself with Dutch.
Posted by lcisfreya at November 7, 2005 10:20 PM