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Cape Dutch
Cape Dutch was the form of Dutch spoken at the Cape of Good Hope by settlers, the enslaved and Khoekhoe communities from the 17th century. Simplified and influenced by Malay, Portuguese and Khoekhoe, it gradually developed into Afrikaans. Frontier groups such as the Griqua, Oorlam and Nama adopted it along with horses and guns, carrying it far north of the colony.
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