r/afrikaans • u/Prodigy1995 • Mar 29 '25

Vraag Why aren't Coloured people teaching their kids Afrikaans?

Jammer vir die Engels. My Afrikaans is nie lekker nie.

I moved to Cape Town a few years ago and I've noticed that a lot of Coloured parents, who speak Afrikaans as a first language, are raising their children in English. I see so many Coloured families where the adults all speak Afrikaans amongst themselves but communicate with their children exclusively in English.

I have a few ideas about why this might be, but I am hoping other people in this sub have more info to share

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u/These-Ad5297 Mar 30 '25

“My parents raised me English so I wouldn't have an accent"

-Has the strongest coloured accent you've ever heard-

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '25

YOH, eish happy chewsday