Such an engaging and delightful conversation showing how languages have traces of diverse roots

@sthembete Fascinating how slave trading has effectively player a role in transporting cultures and languages. Wow! I would never have made the connection.

If you enjoyed that video, then you might find this one interesting.

These are people who claim to be Khoisan

There are thousands of Dutch words which Indonesian Bahasa (Malay) had adopted after being colonised by the Netherlands, but the Malay language had a lesser lexical influence/impact on Afrikaans. Interestingly, Afrikaans is more intelligible to Dutch speakers than vice versa.

Apparently the some of the first ever written versions of Afrikaans were written in Arabic.

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What's delightful about the Dutch and their actions in history?

I don't remember , sanctifying , glorifying, valourising , or delighting in the intent or effects of any imperial or colonial projects.

#CapeTown was started by the Dutch East India Company, VOC, as a provision/ supply station on their route to Indonesia, which was to become their colony. And they brought Indonesians/ Malay people as slaves.

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