Why was the first Afrikaans written in Arabic Letters?
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Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via Reddit r/linguistics thread: Favorite linguistic podcasts? YouTube channels? · 82% confidenceExplains Arabic-Afrikaans texts from Cape madrasas and what they show about the language's origins; uncommon, well-sourced linguistic history.
Why some of the earliest written Afrikaans was in Arabic script, by Cape Malay Muslims.
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