Praxis II Citizenship

Category - Geography

Afrikaans, the official language of South Africa, is a daughter language of what world language?
  1. French
  2. Dutch
  3. Swahili
  4. Arabic
Explanation
Answer: B -Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch. Afrikaans became the dominant language in South Africa when Dutch merchants colonized the area in the mid-17th century. Afrikaans is one of 11 official languages in South Africa, and it is primarily spoken by the white South Africans of non-British European descent. The language is also spoken in Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
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