Lexical borrowing by Khoekhoegowab from Cape Dutch and Afrikaans

The present article instantiates types of lexical borrowing from Afrikaans and Dutch in Namibian Khoekhoegowab (also known as “Nama”/“Damara”), but occasionally also refers to borrowings in the opposite direction. Where evidence allows, loans are traced back beyond Afrikaans to the era of Cape Dutch...

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Main Author: Wilfrid Haacke
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-02-01
Series:Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
Online Access:http://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/653