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| '''Kaaps''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|k|ɑː|p|s|}}, meaning 'Cape'), also known as '''Afrikaaps''',<ref name="aa" /> is a ] African language that evolved in the ] of ]. It status as a ] of ]<ref name="aa" /> or a ] of Afrikaans is unclear.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Coetzee |first=Olivia M. |date=2021-11-02 |title=This Language Called Kaaps: An Introduction |url=https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2021-11/november-2021-kaaps-this-language-called-kaaps-an-introduction-olivia-m-coe/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Words Without Borders |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dyers |first=Charlyn |date=2016 |title=The Conceptual Evolution in Linguistics: implications for the study of Kaaps |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328817473_The_conceptual_evolution_in_Linguistics_Implications_for_the_study_of_Kaaps |journal=Multilingual Margins |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=61-72 |via=Research Gate}}</ref> Since the early 2020s there as been significant increase in the number of works of literature published in Kaaps.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thamm |first=Marianne |last2=Thamm |first2=Marianne |date=2021-10-28 |title=AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE: An exhilarating linguistic minefield: Be duidelik and dala what you must |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-10-28-an-exhilarating-linguistic-minefield-be-duidelik-and-dala-what-you-must/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> Most works in Kaaps comes from authors located in the ] area of Cape Town, South Africa where it is most commonly spoken.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |
'''Kaaps''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|k|ɑː|p|s|}}, meaning 'Cape'), also known as '''Afrikaaps''',<ref name="aa" /> is a ] African language that evolved in the ] of ]. It status as a ] of ]<ref name="aa" /> or a ] of Afrikaans is unclear.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Coetzee |first=Olivia M. |date=2021-11-02 |title=This Language Called Kaaps: An Introduction |url=https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2021-11/november-2021-kaaps-this-language-called-kaaps-an-introduction-olivia-m-coe/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Words Without Borders |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dyers |first=Charlyn |date=2016 |title=The Conceptual Evolution in Linguistics: implications for the study of Kaaps |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328817473_The_conceptual_evolution_in_Linguistics_Implications_for_the_study_of_Kaaps |journal=Multilingual Margins |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=61-72 |doi= |via=Research Gate}}</ref> Since the early 2020s there as been significant increase in the number of works of literature published in Kaaps.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thamm |first=Marianne |last2=Thamm |first2=Marianne |date=2021-10-28 |title=AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE: An exhilarating linguistic minefield: Be duidelik and dala what you must |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-10-28-an-exhilarating-linguistic-minefield-be-duidelik-and-dala-what-you-must/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> Most works in Kaaps comes from authors located in the ] area of Cape Town, South Africa where it is most commonly spoken.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=1 September 2021 |title=Kaaps, language of the Cape Flats working class, now has its very own dictionary |url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/kaaps-language-of-the-cape-flats-working-class-now-has-its-very-own-dictionary-9bdfbba5-f8b4-4e72-9769-2fadaf4b80fb |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hemmonsbey |first=Keanan |date=2021-09-29 |title=Kaaps: An old language embraced by a new generation |url=https://www.matiemedia.org/kaaps-an-old-language-embraced-by-a-new-generation/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=MatieMedia |language=en-ZA}}</ref> | ||
| An academic project to create the first Kaaps language dictionary was launched in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haupt |first=Adam |title=The first-ever dictionary of South Africa's Kaaps language has launched -- why it matters |url=http://theconversation.com/the-first-ever-dictionary-of-south-africas-kaaps-language-has-launched-why-it-matters-165485 |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=The Conversation |language=en}}</ref> | An academic project to create the first Kaaps language dictionary was launched in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haupt |first=Adam |date=29 August 2021 |title=The first-ever dictionary of South Africa's Kaaps language has launched -- why it matters |url=http://theconversation.com/the-first-ever-dictionary-of-south-africas-kaaps-language-has-launched-why-it-matters-165485 |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=The Conversation |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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West Germanic language
| Kaaps | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [kɑːps] |
| Native to | South Africa (Western Cape) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Native speakers | 3 - 4 million (estimate) |
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Early forms | Frankish
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Kaaps (UK: /kɑːps/, meaning 'Cape'), also known as Afrikaaps, is a West Germanic African language that evolved in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It status as a sister language of Afrikaans or a dialect of Afrikaans is unclear. Since the early 2020s there as been significant increase in the number of works of literature published in Kaaps. Most works in Kaaps comes from authors located in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa where it is most commonly spoken.
An academic project to create the first Kaaps language dictionary was launched in 2021.
References
- ^ Hamans, Camiel (9 October 2021). "Kaaps, a language in its own right". ciplnet.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Coetzee, Olivia M. (2 November 2021). "This Language Called Kaaps: An Introduction". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- Dyers, Charlyn (2016). "The Conceptual Evolution in Linguistics: implications for the study of Kaaps". Multilingual Margins. 3 (2): 61–72 – via Research Gate.
- Thamm, Marianne; Thamm, Marianne (28 October 2021). "AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE: An exhilarating linguistic minefield: Be duidelik and dala what you must". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- "Kaaps, language of the Cape Flats working class, now has its very own dictionary". www.iol.co.za. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- Hemmonsbey, Keanan (29 September 2021). "Kaaps: An old language embraced by a new generation". MatieMedia. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- Haupt, Adam (29 August 2021). "The first-ever dictionary of South Africa's Kaaps language has launched -- why it matters". The Conversation. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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