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The difference between Black and White South Africans is based on their ethnic backgrounds, with them, as BSAE, being originally the first indigenous people that made a ''new'' English South Africa and developing speaking their tongue version of English and deciding not to speak South Africa's native language of English, which is mostly ...
This template is written in South African English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, realise, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.
A small triangular pastry of Indian origin. South African spelling and pronunciation of samosa. Sangoma A traditional African healer. shame An exclamation denoting sympathy as in "shame, you poor thing, you must be cold". Also used to describe a ''cuteness factor''. sharp, shapp, shapp-shapp, pashasha, pashash
British English has absorbed Afrikaans words primarily via British soldiers who served in the Boer Wars. Many more words have entered common usage in South African English due to the parallel nature of the English and Afrikaner cultures in South Africa. Afrikaans words have unusual spelling patterns.
The tendency to monophthongise /ɑʊ/ and /aɪ/ to [ɐː] and [aː] respectively, are also typical features of General and Broad White South African English. General South African English features phonemic vowel length (so that ferry /ˈferiː/ and fairy /ˈfeːriː/ and possibly cot /kɒt/ and cart /kɑːt/ differ only in length) as well as ...
South Africa uses British English spelling and punctuation, although some American spellings are common. [citation needed] canyon crab – derogatory term for Afrikaner [4] clutchplate – derogatory term for Afrikaner [4] cozzie – a swimsuit, short for swimming costume [5] Dutchman – derogatory term for Afrikaner [4]
The following is a handy reference for editors, listing various common spelling differences between national varieties of English. Please note: If you are not familiar with a spelling, please do some research before changing it – it may be your misunderstanding rather than a mistake, especially in the case of American and British English spelling differences.
Informs editors to use South African English in the article. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date The month and year that the article was last checked for inconsistent date formatting. Example: 'June 2013'; may use '{{subst:DATE}}' template instead Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst ...