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The degree of similarity between Afrikaans-Dutch

 
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PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:36 pm    Post subject: The degree of similarity between Afrikaans-Dutch Reply with quote
How close are the two to eachother? Are they as close as English and Scots are to eachother, or about as close as Spanish is to Portuguese? Or less than both?


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PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:27 pm    Post subject: Re: The degree of similarity between Afrikaans-Dutch Reply with quote
Porthos wrote:
How close are the two to eachother? Are they as close as English and Scots are to eachother, or about as close as Spanish is to Portuguese? Or less than both?


Can't really compare it to those languages, I don't know.

The two languages largely share the same vocabulary (although the spelling differs a lot), but the grammar is vastly different. I can understand Dutch when spoken slowly, and read it.


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