Oorlams (also: Oorlands, Oorlans) is a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in the Republic of South Africa and Namibia, by the Oorlam people.
| Oorlans | |
|---|---|
| Native to | South Africa |
Native speakers | 32,000 (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oor |
| Glottolog | oorl1238 |
It is considered to be either an Afrikaans-based creole language or a dialect of Afrikaans proper.
Oorlams has many elements from Khoi languages.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Oorlans at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)