The Youngest Official Language In The World Turns 100 This Year TwistedSifter a quantum computer simulation that has ...

Next, a bad second, came Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch, which became a distinctive language in nineteenth century South Africa. Third and fourth in my repertoire were Yiddish and Hebrew.

There are ‘about 44 individuals still speaking Afrikaans’, said Charlize Theron who admitted she only became fluent in English after moving to the United States at the age of 19.

Charlize Theron has been facing some backlash for claiming that her first language, Afrikaans, is dying out. The 47-year-old actor opened up about growing up in South Africa while appearing on ...

As many South Africans celebrated the 100th-year of existence of the Afrikaans language, some doubt it would be around another year, or exist in a significant way. But EFF MP Carl Niehaus loves ...

Her comments have been condemned by Afrikaans speakers. “It’s not a ‘dying language’, and it’s not only spoken by 44 people.

Afrikaans, a language first introduced by Dutch colonial settlers and imposed on non-whites by the apartheid regime, is one of 11 official languages recognized in South Africa.

Charlize Theron has faced the fury of fans in her native South Africa after she claimed Afrikaans is a "dying language" that only "44 people" still speak it. By Melanie Kaidan, Senior Audience Writer.

JOHANNESBURG: Oscar-winning actor Charlize Theron has sparked a firestorm in her native South Africa for suggesting that Afrikaans, a language descended from Dutch settlers, was heading for oblivion.

On the series side, Netflix will premiere its first-ever Afrikaans-language drama, Ludik, on Aug. 26.The six-part actioner stars South African-born Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy) in the title role as ...