I am an American . Be fucking thankful I got the continent right . Afrikaans is one of the official languages of South Africa . It is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa , Namibia , and to a lesser extent , Botswana and Zimbabwe . It evolved from the Dutch vernacular of South Holland spoken by the mainly Dutch settlers of what is now South Africa , where it gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics in the course of the 18 th century . EDIT Fuck you . I got it right across the board . Six years of home skoolin ' done taught me good . MURICA ! <| sep |> Yes you can houserule whatever you please . But your original comment made it seem as it is an actual rule of the game which is misleading .