South African English
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South African English is the variety of English spoken in South Africa, characterized by distinctive pronunciation, vocabulary, and influences from Afrikaans and indigenous African languages.
Aliases (5)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
→
variety of English → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
British English
→
|
| hasCharacteristic |
distinctive pronunciation
→
distinctive vocabulary → lexical borrowings from Afrikaans → lexical borrowings from Bantu languages → rhoticity generally absent → vowel system distinct from British English → |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Afrikaans
→
Xhosa → Zulu → other indigenous African languages → |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinct realization of KIT vowel
→
merger patterns influenced by Afrikaans phonology → non-rhotic postvocalic /r/ → |
| hasVariant |
Black South African English
→
Coloured South African English → Indian South African English → White South African English → |
| hasWord |
bakkie (meaning pickup truck)
→
braai (meaning barbecue) → eish (expression of surprise or dismay) → howzit (informal greeting) → is it? (used as discourse marker) → ja (meaning yes, from Afrikaans) → just now (with local temporal meaning) → kiff (slang for cool or great) → lekker (meaning nice or good) → now now (with local temporal meaning) → robot (meaning traffic light) → shame (with distinctive pragmatic use) → takkies (meaning sneakers or trainers) → |
| historicallyInfluencedBy |
Afrikaans-accented English
→
British English → Received Pronunciation → |
| languageBranch |
Germanic languages
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|
| languageFamily |
Indo-European languages
→
|
| languageSubbranch |
West Germanic languages
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|
| recognizedAs |
one of the major varieties of World Englishes
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|
| spokenIn |
South Africa
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| usedAs |
lingua franca in South Africa
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|
| usedBy |
speakers of diverse ethnic backgrounds in South Africa
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|
| usedIn |
business in South Africa
→
education in South Africa → government in South Africa → media in South Africa → |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
→
|
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
South African English
("White South African English")
→
South African English ("Black South African English") → South African English ("Indian South African English") → |
hasVariant |
|
Cape Flats
("Cape Flats English dialect")
→
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hasCulturalFeature |
|
English
→
|
hasMajorVariety |
|
Indians in South Africa
→
|
language |
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Zulu
→
|
loanwordsInto |
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English American
("English South African")
→
|
relatedEthnicGroup |
|
Australasian English
→
|
sharesFeatureWith |