Many native speakers of Dutch, both in Belgium and the Netherlands, assume that Afrikaans and West Frisian are dialects of Dutch but are considered separate and distinct from Dutch: a daughter language and a sister language, respectively. Afrikaans evolved mainly from 17th century Dutch dialects, but had influences from various other languages in South Africa. However, it is still largely mutually intelligible with Dutch. (West) Frisian evolved from the same West Germanic branch as Old English and is less akin to Dutch. COUNT 5
QSN1 What dialect is considered a sister language to Dutch? ANS1 West Frisian QSN2 Which Dutch dialect is so distinct that it's often called a daughter language? ANS2 Afrikaans QSN3 Afrikaans is mostly derived from the Dutch spoken in what century? ANS3 17th QSN4 The Dutch influence on Afrikaans was seasoned with languages from what country? ANS4 South Africa QSN5 What two-word phrase describes the relationship whereby Dutch and Afrikaans speakers can understand each other? ANS5 mutually intelligible