Cape Dutch
Historical socioeconomic group of Afrikaners in the Western Cape / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the architectural style, see Cape Dutch architecture. For the language, see Afrikaans.
Cape Dutch, also commonly known as Cape Afrikaners, were a historic socioeconomic class of Afrikaners who lived in the Western Cape during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The terms have been evoked to describe an affluent, educated section of the Cape Colony's Afrikaner population which did not participate in the Great Trek or the subsequent founding of the Boer republics.[2][3] Today, the Cape Dutch are credited with helping shape and promote a unique Afrikaner cultural identity through their formation of civic associations such as the Afrikaner Bond, and promotion of the Afrikaans language.[4]
Quick Facts Kaapsche Hollanders (Dutch), Regions with significant populations ...
Kaapsche Hollanders (Dutch) | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Western Cape | ~250,000 (1899 estimate)[1] |
Languages | |
Afrikaans, South African English | |
Religion | |
Calvinism (see Afrikaner Calvinism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Boers, Cape Coloureds, Baster, Griqua the Dutch, Flemings |
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