Late seventeenth century
A Cape Dutch creole speech community begins to develop
Daily interaction among European settlers, Khoekhoe people and enslaved people from Africa and Asia contributed to new Cape varieties of Dutch.
probable
cultural
Daily interaction among European settlers, Khoekhoe people and enslaved people from Africa and Asia contributed to new Cape varieties of Dutch.
Significance
These language-contact processes formed part of the long development of Afrikaans.
Why it matters
These language-contact processes formed part of the long development of Afrikaans.
Disputed interpretations
Afrikaans developed over a long period; this entry describes an early process rather than the birth of a fully formed language.