Huguenots in South Africa
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Many people of European heritage in South Africa are descended from Huguenots. Most of these originally settled in the Cape Colony, but were absorbed into the Afrikaner and Afrikaans-speaking population, because they had religious similarities to the Dutch colonists.
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Regions with significant populations | |
Western Cape · Gauteng · Free State · Limpopo | |
Languages | |
South African English · French · Afrikaans | |
Religion | |
Christianity (mainly Calvinism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
French Canadians (Québécois), Afrikaners, Walloons, Cajuns, Caledonians, French, Louisiana Creoles, Pieds-Noirs, Romands |
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