Patagonian Afrikaans is a form of
Afrikaans brought to
Argentina by
Boer immigrants following the
Second Boer War (1899–1902).
Today, there are still Afrikaans-speaking communities with a well established cultural identity.
History
Afrikaans was brought to
Patagonia in 1903 by about 600
Boers following their defeat in the
Second Boer War.
Many of them firstly settled in
Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia () is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San ...
, but later relocated to
Sarmiento Sarmiento may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province
*Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province
*Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdivi ...
, as it had better access to fresh water. Many of these colonists' descendants still speak Afrikaans and continue to attend the
Dutch Reformed Church.
Characteristics
The word "nege" (), meaning "nine" in Afrikaans, is pronounced with a hard "g" as .
Some words also differ completely, some of which were adapted in the 21st century. For example, airport in Afrikaans is "lughawe", which is a word that did not exist when the first
Boers settled in Argentina. Whereas in
Patagonia, the word for airport is "vliegtuigstasie" ().
References
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Afrikaans
Languages of Argentina