Oorlans | |
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Native to | South Africa |
Native speakers
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32,000 (2006) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | oorl1238 |
Oorlams (also: Oorlands, Oorlans) is a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in the Republic of South Africa and Namibia, by the Oorlam people.
It is considered an Afrikaans-based creole language by some observers, whereas most Oorlammers themselves would describe their language as being a dialect of Afrikaans proper.
Oorlams has many elements from Khoi languages.