South African Dutch

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the Boers.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Boers.

South African Dutch British  

noun

1. (not used in South Africa) another name for Afrikaans

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Example Sentences

Joyce Cornvelt, South African Dutch girl, came back to Holland when her father's death left her an orphan.

From Time Magazine Archive

They travelled with their wives and children, their wagons, as with the ancient Scythians and with the modern South African Dutch, being at once their conveyance and their home.

From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony

They travelled, with their wives and children, their wagons, as with the ancient Scythians and with the modern South African Dutch, being at once their conveyance and their home.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Thus in the first half of the 18th century the language arose which is now called the South African Dutch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

And the accents falling on her ear are in the expressive sweetness of the South African Dutch, in its most cultured form.

From The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service by Brandt, Johanna