Kaaps

Kaaps
Kaaps
Pronunciation	[kɑːps]
Native to	South Africa ; (Western Cape)
Ethnicity	Cape Coloureds; Cape Malays;
Native speakers	; 3 - 4 million (estimate)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Weser–Rhine Germanic Low Franconian Dutch Central Dutch Hollandic Afrikaans Kaaps; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Frankish Old Dutch Middle Dutch Modern Dutch ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Kaaps (UK: /kɑːps/, meaning 'of the Cape'), also known as Afrikaaps,^[1] is a West Germanic African language that evolved in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its status as a sister language of Afrikaans^[1] or a dialect of Afrikaans is unclear.^[2]^[3] Since the early 2020s there has been a significant increase in the number of works of literature published in Kaaps.^[4] Most works in Kaaps come from authors located in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa where it is most commonly spoken.^[5]^[2]^[6] Although Kaaps is considered a growing phenomenon, it is more specifically a colloquial dialect of Afrikaans.^[7] All other distinct colloquial variations of Afrikaans, including Kaaps, are organically connected to Standard Afrikaans as a widely spoken unitary variety and interact with it.^[7]

An academic project to create the first Kaaps language dictionary was launched in 2021.^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c Hamans, Camiel (9 October 2021). "Kaaps, a language in its own right". ciplnet.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b 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 (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.
^ ^a ^b Hendricks, Frank (7 November 2018). "The nature and context of Kaaps: a contemporary, past and future perspective". Multilingual Margins: A Journal of Multilingualism from the Periphery. 3 (2): 6–39. doi:10.14426/mm.v3i2.38. hdl:10566/5365. ISSN 2221-4216. S2CID 197552885.
^ 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.

[aa-1] Hamans, Camiel (9 October 2021). "Kaaps, a language in its own right". ciplnet.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[:0-2] Coetzee, Olivia M. (2 November 2021). "This Language Called Kaaps: An Introduction". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[3] Dyers, Charlyn (2016). "The Conceptual Evolution in Linguistics: implications for the study of Kaaps". Multilingual Margins. 3 (2): 61–72 – via Research Gate.

[4] Thamm, Marianne (28 October 2021). "AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE: An exhilarating linguistic minefield: Be duidelik and dala what you must". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[:6-5] "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.

[6] Hemmonsbey, Keanan (29 September 2021). "Kaaps: An old language embraced by a new generation". MatieMedia. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[:1-7] Hendricks, Frank (7 November 2018). "The nature and context of Kaaps: a contemporary, past and future perspective". Multilingual Margins: A Journal of Multilingualism from the Periphery. 3 (2): 6–39. doi:10.14426/mm.v3i2.38. hdl:10566/5365. ISSN 2221-4216. S2CID 197552885.

[:7-8] 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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