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'''Rozengrian''' (Rozengrian: Rozengriaanse taal) is a [[wikipedia:Endangered_language#Defining_and_measuring_endangerment|definitely endangered]] [[wikipedia:West_Germanic_languages|West Germanic language]], spoken in Zambia (former [[Rozengria]]), and to a lesser extent South Africa. It evolved from the already distinct Dutch creole language of [[wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]], where it then gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics in the mid to late 19th and early 20th centuries. | '''Rozengrian''' (Rozengrian: Rozengriaanse taal) is a [[wikipedia:Endangered_language#Defining_and_measuring_endangerment|definitely endangered]] [[wikipedia:West_Germanic_languages|West Germanic language]], spoken in Zambia (former [[Rozengria]]), and to a lesser extent South Africa. It evolved from the already distinct Dutch creole language of [[wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]], where it then gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics in the mid to late 19th and early 20th centuries. Once a language spoken by around 2 million, it now has approximately 32,400 speakers left, most of whom are elderly.{{Infobox language | ||
| name = Rozengrian | | name = Rozengrian | ||
| nativename = {{lang|afr|Rozengriaanse taal}} | | nativename = {{lang|afr|Rozengriaanse taal}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:51, 29 October 2024
Rozengrian (Rozengrian: Rozengriaanse taal) is a definitely endangered West Germanic language, spoken in Zambia (former Rozengria), and to a lesser extent South Africa. It evolved from the already distinct Dutch creole language of Afrikaans, where it then gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics in the mid to late 19th and early 20th centuries. Once a language spoken by around 2 million, it now has approximately 32,400 speakers left, most of whom are elderly.
| Rozengrian | |
|---|---|
| Rozengriaanse taal | |
| Native to | Zambia |
| Ethnicity | 75,143 Rozengrians (includes Hidden Rozengrians) |
Native speakers | 32,400 (2020 census) |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rz |
| Glottolog | rz1248[1] |
 spoken by a majority spoken by a minority | |
 Rozengrian is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) | |
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Rozengrian". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.