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Afrikaans dialect of Southern Africa
Oorlams (also: Oorlands, Oorlans) is a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in the Republic of South Africa and Namibia, by the Oorlam people.
It is considered to be either an Afrikaans-based creole language or a dialect of Afrikaans proper.
Oorlams has many elements from Khoi languages.
See also
References
- ^ Oorlans at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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