South Africa

1 ~FAMILY HISTORYLIBRARY"SALT LAKECITY, UTAHTMECHURCHOFJESUSCHRISTOFLATl' listcontainsAfrikaanswords wordsincludedhere are thosethatyou are likely to find ingenealogicalsources. If theword you arelookingfor is not on this list,pleaseconsulta Afrikaans-Englishdictionary.(See the"AdditionalResources"sectionbelow.)Af rikaansis aGermaniclanguagederivedfromseveralEurop eanlanguages, the wordsresembleDutch,Flemish, ,theGerman GenealogicalWordList(34067)andDutchGenea logicalWordList(31030)may also beusefulto you. SomeAfrikaansrecordscontainLatinwords. See theLatinGenealogicalWord List (34077).Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia andby many families who live in other countriesineasternand southern Africa , especiallyinZimbabwe.

2 Mostearly South African recordsarewritten in Dutch, whilea smaller number are written in French 1795 many were written in English. Afrikaans didnot become an official language until now this list. Youwill need to look ,Geboortedagis acombinationoftwowords,Geboorte(birth)an dDag(day).AlphabeticalOrderWrittenAfrika ansuses a as thefollowingalphabeticalorder:abc*defghi jkl m nopqrstuvwxyz*Thelettercwasusedinplace-n amesandpersonalnames but not ,e,and0are 'nappearswith a word, ,rak, 'nmeansa ,'nmeansa word list ResourcesThis word listincludesonly the words mostcommonlyfound , use theSpellingSpellingrules were :InAfrikaansindexesofsurnamesorofplaces, it isimportantto note thatprefixessuch asvan der, de,orter,and so ,De Wetsdorpwouldcomebeforevande Merweorv/d ,as inEnglish,the forms of somewordswill varyaccordingto how they are used in words inEnglishwithvariantforms.

3 This word list gives thestandardformofeachAfrikaansword. As you readAfrikaansrecords,you will need to beawarethat some wordsvary with words in adocumentalso maydifferfromwhatyou find in this list. Forexample,thesuffix-esis added towordstoindicatea feminineformofthe ,whichincorporatesmanyelementsofDutchand German,some words are formed byjoiningtwo or more few ofbused forpdused fortiused forjpused forbsused for ztused fordordtvused forworfyused foriorjFamilyHistoryLibrary",you canfindthesedictionariesin ,huisvrou,vroujaarYoucan also findthembylookingin , , find and usespecifictypesofAfrikaansrecords,youwi llneed theAfrikaanswordswith thesameorsimilarmeanmgs,GENERAL WORD LISTT hisgeneralwordlistincludeswordscommonlys een ,months,anddays of the week are listed both here and inseparatesectionsthatfollowthis this list.

4 OptionalversionsofAfrikaanswordsorvariab leendings(such as somepluralorfeminineendings), have both a male andfemale form,suchas: Forexample,in thefirstcolumnyou will find findAfrikaanswordswithmeaningssuchasmarr y, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite,legitimate, joined, a word has both a male andfemaleversion,this word list gives themasculineformofthe the word will end with (maledeacon)Diakenes(femaledeacon)Onderw yser(maleteacher)Onderwyseres(femaleteac her)EnglishbaptismBaptistbirthburialCath olic(RomanCatholic)censuschildchristenin gscivilregistrationdeathfatherhusbandind exJewishmarriage,marriagesMennonitemilit arymonthmothername (given name)name(surname)parent,parentsparishPr otestantAfrikaansdoop,gedoopDopergebore, geboortebegrafnis,begraweKatoliek(RoomsK atoliek)

5 Bevolking,sensusopname,volkstellingkind, ,gestorwe,oorlede,sterfgevalpa,vaderegge noot,manindeks,inhoudsopgave,tafel,voors ien,wyserJode,JoodsHuwelik,huwelike,trou weWederdoperKrygskunde,Krygsmag,land mag,militermaandrna,moederdoopnaam,gegew enaam,voornaambynaam,familienaam,vanouer ,ouersgemeente,gemeentegebied,parogiepro testant2 AfrikaansAaanaandaangenomenaamaanneemaan staandeaardeaardrykskundigewoordeboekadv okaatafskrif(te)ag, agtagsteagt-en-twintigagt-en-twintigstea gterkleindogteragterkleinkindagterkleins eunagtienagtiendealbeialiasaIleenallesal tydambagsmanamptenaarEnglishtoevenmgalia sto adopt (achild)betrothed,future(husband/wife),n extearth(buriedin)gazetteeradvocate,lawy erduplicate,transcripteighteighthtwenty- eighttwenty-eighthgreat-granddaughtergre at-grandchildgreat-grandsoneighteeneight eenthbothalias,knownas,otherwisealone,si ngleall,everythingalwaysartisan,tradesma n,workmanofficialAfrikaansEnglishAfrikaa nsEnglishander(s)different,other(s)

6 Bruidegombridegroomandersgenoemalias, also known as,buitekantoutsidedifferentlycalledbuit endienbesidesApostoliesApostolicburgemee stermayorAprilAprilburgercitizenarbeider laborerburgerskapcitizenshipargiefarchiv ebuurmanneighborasmaasthmabuurtneighborh oodAugustusAugustbynaalmost, nearlybynaamnicknameBbyvrouconcubinebaba babyCbakkerbakerbedelaarbeggarChristenCh ristianbedendmakingdeclarationChristelik Christianlike,religiousbedragfee,amount( ofmoney)bedryfoccupation,tradeDbegraafpl aascemeterybegrafnisburial,funeraldaarth erebegraweto burydaagliksdailybehoeftigindigent,needy dagdaybehoortbelongsdaglonerday laborerbeidebothdatthat (to know)bejaardeageddateerto date(document)bekendeacquaintancedatumda tebelastingtaxdeel, deel vanvolume, part ofbelastingheffertaxcollectorDeen(s)Dane , DanishBelgieBelgiumderdethirdBelgiesBelg iandertien( de)thirteen(th)beroepoccupationdertig( ste)thirty(thirtieth)beroerteapoplexy,st rokeDesemberDecemberbeskrywingdescriptio ndeurby, throughbetrekkingconcerning,inrelationto ,diarreediarrheaposition(employment)diet hebetuiginggiving (as in giving thanks ordiensduty, inserviceoflegaltestimony)diensbode(arch aic)courier,domesticservantbevestigingco nfirmationdiensknegdomesticservantbevolk ingpopulationdiensmeisiemaidbewysevidenc e,proofdikwelsfrequently, oftenbinnekantinsideDinsdagTuesdaybiogra fiebiographydisenteridysenterybisdomdioc esedogter(tjie)

7 Daughter, girl (littledaughterblad (sy)pageor girl)bloedingbleeding,hemorrhagedorninee ministerbloeibleedingDonderdagThursdaybo ekbookdooddead, deathboerfarmerdood geborestillbornboerearbeiderfarmhand(lab orer)doopbaptism,christeningboereknegfar mworkerdoopregisterbaptismal registerbootboat, barge, shipDoperBaptistbosbouerforester, wardendorptown, villageboswagterforesterdriethreeboabove , on top ofdrie-en-twintigtwenty-threebroer(s)bro ther(s)drie-en-twintigstetwenty-thirdbro uerbrewerduisend( ste)thousand(th)bruidbrideDuits(er)Germa n3 AfrikaansEnglishAfrikaansEnglishDuitslan dGermanyGduplikaatduplicategeboortebirth Egeboortebewysbirthcertificategeboortepl aas(-plek)birthplace,placeofbirthedelnob ilitygeboreborn, born(maidenname),edelmannoblemanneeeenon egebore teborn at,nativeofeenduisendonethousandgedoendo neeenduisendsteonethousandthgedoopchrist enedeen-en-dertigthirty-onegeebestow,giv eeen-en-dertigstethirty-firstgeelsugjaun diceeen-en-twintigtwenty-onegeennoneeen- en-twintigstetwenty-firstgehadhadeenhond erdonehundredgehudemarriedpersoneenhonde rdsteonehundredthgeldmoneyeenjarigannual ,yearlygeloofreligioneerderbefore,previo uslygelykthe same,similareergisterdaybeforeyesterdayg emeenskapcommunity,townshipeerlik(e)hone stgemeentecongregation,parisheerstefirst genaamdcalled,namedeertydsformerlygeneal ogiegenealogyeeucenturyGereformeerdCal vinistReformedeg(verbintenis)

8 Marriage,matrimonygeseenblessedegbrekera dulterergesinfamily(immediate)egbreekste radulteressgeskeidivorcedeggenoothusband ,spousegeskenkgift,presenteggenotespouse ,wifegeskiedenishistoryegpaarmarriedcoup legeslaggender,sexegskeidingdivorcegesla gsboomfamilytree,pedigreeegteliede(archa ic)married couplegesterfdiedeienaarowner,proprietor gestorwedeceased,diedwithoutissueeilandi sland(sondernageslag)elf(de)eleven(th)ge swelgrowth,swollen,tumorelkeeach,everyge sworenejuroremigrantemigrantgetroudmarri edemigrasiepapiereemigrationpapersgetui( e)deponentemigreertoemigrategetuienis(se )witness(es)enandgeweesformerEngelseEngl ishwoman(Englanders)gisteryesterdayEngel smanEnglishmangodsdiensreligionEngelsver taalEnglish(language)GodswilGod'swilleni g(e)any, onlygoedgood,right(it isOK)erf(e)nisinheritancegoiingsakHessia nEvangeliesEvangelicalgraafearl(England) ,count(Continental)Fgrafgrawergravedigge r,sextongrensborder,boundaryfabriekfacto rygroetgreet,greetingfamiliefamily,relat ivesgrondbesitter(archaic)aristocratfami liegeskiedenisfamilyhistorygrondeienaarp ropertyownerfamilielidfamilymembergrootb ig, great, largefamilienaamfamily name,surnamegroothandelaarmerchant,trade r,wholesalerfamiliewapencoat of armsgrootoomgrand-uncle,great-uncleFebru arieFebruarygrootouergrandparentFransFre nchgroottantegrand-aunt,great-auntgulden (archaic)

9 Guilder(unitof money)4 AfrikaansEnglishAfrikaansEnglishHjongeli ngunmarried,youth(archaic),youngman(arch aic)haarher, hers(hair-singular)jongkerelyoungmanhalf ,halwehalfJoodJewhalfbroerhalfbrotherJoo dseJewishhalfsusterhalfsisterjuffroumiss ,unmarriedladyhandeloccupation,tradeJuli eJulyhandlangerfarmhand,laborerJunieJune handtekeningsignaturehardlywigconstipati onKhetohaveheeltemalaltogether,entirelyk amerroom(in ahouse)heergentlemankancan,couldHeer,Her etheLordkanaalcanalherbergerinnkeeper,la ndlordkankercancerherderherdsman,shepher dkasteelcastleherfsAutumnkatoliekCatholi chertogdukekeiserlikimperialhertogdomduc hykeiserrykempirehertoginduchesskerkchur chHervormdereformedkerkboekchurchbookhet tohavekerkgenoodskapdenomination,sectheu welhillkerkhofcemeteryhierhere, of thisplacekerklikchurchly,ecclesiasticalh oehowkerkraadchurchcouncilhoekomwhykerkv oogchurchwardenhoerharlot,prostitutekind childHollandseguldenguilder(unit of money)

10 Kinderschildrenhuishulpdomesticservantki nkhoeswhoopingcoughhulletheir, theykleinsmall, littlehuwelikmarriagekleindogtergranddau ghterhuweliksdagday ofmarriagekleinersmallerhuweliksfeeswedd ingreceptionkleinseungrandsonklerehandel aaroutfitterIkleremakertailorkmkilometer immigrantimmigrantknegservantimmigrasiei mmigrationkoetsiercoachmanimmigreerimmig ratekonfirmasieconfirmationininkoningkin ginhoudcontentskoninginqueeninhoudsopgaw erindexkoningkrykkingdominwonerinhabitan tkoninglikeroyalisISkoopto buyItaliaansItaliankoopmandealer,merchan t,wholesalerkoperslaer(archaic)coppersmi thJkopersmidcoppersmithkopiecopyjaaryear kostersextonjaarliksannual,yearlykraambe dchildbed (diedinchildbirth),jagterhuntermaternity bedJanuarieJanuarykraambedkoorspuerperal feverJareyearskramer(archaic)haberdasher ,hawker,pedlarjig(pondagra)goutkrytorece ivejongyoungkuipercooperjong(e)boy(archa ic),young mankwaalcomplaint,diseasekwaliteitqualit y5 AfrikaansEnglishAfrikaansEnglishLminderj arigeminor(belowlegalage)misto miss, mistlaastelast,lattermiskienmaybe,perhap slaastetydlatelymoedermotherlaatlate( )moetmustlakensheetmondigverklaringdecla rationoflegalagelandcountry,landmoremorn ing,tomorrowlandbouer(boer)farmermorgmor gen(unitoflandlandgoedestatemeasure-abou t2 acres)landkaartmapmyImilelandverhuiser(a rchaic)emigrantmynwerkermi