Afrikaans is ons almal s\u2019n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brasse, bra\u2019s en broeders. Sisi en suster. Staan nader, staan nader. Maak \u2019n plan of dala wat jy moet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op 8 Mei 2025 word \u2019n groot mylpaal bereik wanneer die mooiste taal sy eeufees vier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afrikaans is reeds baie ouer as \u2019n honderd jaar, maar dit was op 8 Mei 1925 toe Afrikaans, naas Engels, een van Suid-Afrika se twee amptelike tale geword het. Afrikaans Amptelik 100 vier \u2019n mylpaal binne die langer bestaan van die pragtige taal: \u201cOp 8 Mei 2025 staan ons taal 100 jaar sterk binne sy erkende amptelikheid, maar sy storie begin nie in 1925 nie. Sy komvandaan strek terug na die 1500\u2019s met sy eerste klanke geskep deur ons Khoi-voorouers wat in die kombuis \u2019n omgangstaal moes skep om sy baas te verstaan en andersom. Vandaar die eerste vorm van ons taal: Khoi-Afrikaans, waarna as kombuistaal verwys is. Hy groei tot die eerste geskrewe Afrikaans wat in Arabiese skrif in die Bo-Kaap opgeteken word. En hy bly groei. Hy groei ten spyte van politieke kaping en misbruik, van \u2019n kombuistaal tot \u2019n universiteitstaal. Hoe trots kan ons nie wees nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfrikaans se voetspore l\u00ea oral \u2013 van die akademie tot die letterkunde, van die hof tot in die kerk, van vermaak tot die wetenskap. Vir een van die jongste tale in die w\u00eareld het Afrikaans gewys dat hy ook een van die mees dinamiese tale is wat steeds groei \u2013 nie net in woordeskat nie, maar ook in die hoeveelheid mense wat dit praat.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHierdie taal, wat aan die suidpunt van Afrika staanplek gekry het en soos \u2019n reusekremetartboom sy wortels geskiet het, het van kombuistaal gegroei na \u2019n taal wat vandag deur die derde meeste mense in Suid-Afrika gepraat word. Afrikaans is volgens die sensus van 2022 die derde grootste taal in die land \u2013 naas Zulu (24,4%) en Xhosa (16,3%) \u2013 met meer as 6,5 miljoen, oftewel 10,6% moedertaalsprekers in die land.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfrikaans is sag soos \u2019n vrou. Afrikaans kan ook hard wees soos \u2019n grondpad. Afrikaans is ons ma en ook ons kinders. Afrikaans is Hollands bruingebrand deur die Afrikason, gesnoei en vaartbelyn gemaak deur jare van sensuur en swaarkry,\u201d het Koos Kombuis eens in \u2019n toespraak ges\u00ea.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afrikaans Amptelik 100 beskou hierdie veldtog as \u2019n geleentheid om gesprekke tussen verskillende taalgemeenskappe oop te maak. \u201cDit gaan \u2019n inklusiewe feesjaar wees wat alle Afrikaanssprekendes gelyke geleentheid gaan bied om deel te word van die fees. Vir Afrikaans Amptelik 100 is elke Afrikaanssprekende se rol in die voortbestaan van Afrikaans belangrik en gaan dit gevier word.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van nou tot dan is daar verskeie projekte en aksies saam met medewerkers en vennote om hierdie groot mylpaal te vier \u2013 van skolekompetisies, entrepreneursprojekte, nuwe storieboeke tot kompetisies van liedjies skryf en kosmaak. Die belangrikste van alles is dat almal se Afrikaans gevier gaan word \u2013 van Standaardafrikaans tot Kaapse Afrikaans, van Gariep-Afrikaans tot Afrikaans noord van die Oranjerivier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfrikaans as taal is \u2019n huis met baie kamers en dit is juis daardie diversiteit en kragtigheid wat gevier gaan word. Di\u00e9 veldtog maak die deur wyd oop om almal welkom te laat voel en in te sluit by die groot gesin van Afrikaans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c8 Mei 1925 sal onthou en herdenk word as een van die mylpale in die geskiedenis van die relatief jong Afrikataal,\u201d s\u00ea Michael Jonas, direkteur van die Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en -monument.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie vraag is egter vir wie en wat? Afrikaans se amptelike eeufeesvieringe bied dus die geleentheid en platform om die diverse oorsprong en wortels van di\u00e9 Afrikataal te herontdek, te vier en te herbesin oor sy verlede, hede en toekoms; ook erkenning te gee aan die ontwikkeling van Afrikaans op \u2019n holistiese vlak as spreektaal en \u2019n dialoog te voer oor heersende vraagstukke en kwessies en die talle ongemaklike vrae.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voorts bied die vieringe ook die geleentheid vir die herposisionering van Afrikaans as inheemse taal binne \u2019n vernuwende, moderne, veeltalige Afrika-konteks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die span wat Afrikaans Amptelik 100 ko\u00f6rdineer, is Giep van Zyl (nasionale ko\u00f6rdineerder) en Ren\u00e9 Arendse (nasionale adjunk-ko\u00f6rdineerder).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indien jy as individu, instansie of sakeonderneming betrokke wil raak, besoek afrikaans100.org en ondersteun ons veldtog deur die aanlyn vorm te voltooi. Of kontak ons gerus by info@afrikaans100.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almal is genooi \u2013 jy, jy \u00e9n jy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maak nie saak in watter kamer jou Afrikaans woon nie, solank jou hart vir die mooiste, wondersoetste taal klop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volg die veldtog op sosiale media by afrikaans100 om elke kompetisie en opwindende gemeenskapsuitreik te volg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aw\u00ea. Dis dan dit. Net soe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meer inligting oor onder meer die projek as geheel, die missie en visie asook die vennote wat reeds die manifes onderteken het en s\u00f3 hul ondersteuning gegee het, is te kry by afrikaans100.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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