‖Anglisisme, noun
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- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ‘Anglicism’.
A word or expression of English origin used in Afrikaans (often in an adapted form) in the place of an existing Afrikaans word or expression.
1972 Cape Times 1 Aug. (editorial)Perhaps current admonitions against the use of anglisismes in Afrikaans are based on the mistaken assumption that where two languages mingle the weaker will go to the wall.
1986 Weekend Argus 29 Nov. (Suppl.) 7They were replying to an irate listener who had complained about the intrusion of Anglisismes into Afrikaans. No language can remain pure, they said. Each one must borrow from the others.
A word or expression of English origin used in Afrikaans (often in an adapted form) in the place of an existing Afrikaans word or expression.
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