Afrikaans (UK: /ˌæfrɪˈkɑːns/, US: /ˌɑːf-/)[4][5] na wan Wɛst Jaman langwej we bin evolv na di Dɔch Kep Kɔloni frɔm di Dɔch vernakular[6][7] na Ɔland prɔpa (i.e., di Hollandic dialect)[8][9] we di Dutch, French, ɛn Jaman pipul dɛn we bin kam de ɛn pipul dɛn we dɛn bin mek slev bin de yuz. Afrikaans bin bigin fɔ gɛt difrɛn kwaliti dɛn smɔl smɔl insay di 18t sɛntinari.[10] Naw dɛn de tɔk am na Sawt Afrika, Namibia ɛn (to smɔl pat) Bɔtswana, Zambia, ɛn Zimbabue, dɛn tɔk se c. 2010 pan di totɛl nɔmba fɔ pipul dɛm we de tɔk Afrikaans de bitwin 15 ɛn 23 milyɔn.[note 1] Mɔs pan di langwej masta sabi pipul dɛm kin tek Afrikaans as pat pan krio langwej.[11][12][13]