How to get a general overview of the Afrikaans language

Polyglot Alexander Arguelles presents a series of videos to provide introductory overviews of the languages of the world. Working diachronically through various language families in turn, he demonstrates how to identify each language, translates a text sample to show how it works, and discusses its genetic affiliation and cultural context. While Afrikaans stemmed from Dutch, it still has it's own distinctive markers. Watch this video linguistics tutorial and learn how to get a general overview of the Afrikaans language.