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7 lis 2023 · The ‘Afrikaner population,’ a descriptive term often used in genetic studies and broadly considered to be an ‘ethnic group’ (another term that has been employed by geneticists in relation to this group), historically encapsulates white Afrikaans-speakers of Dutch descent with a settler history in South Africa.
20 maj 2021 · Our research had six main findings. First, it confirmed the timing of admixture in the Cape. Second, it showed limited genetic contribution from southern Bantu-speakers, African farmers that...
Boer, (Dutch: “husbandman,” or “farmer”), a South African of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent, especially one of the early settlers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Today, descendants of the Boers are commonly referred to as Afrikaners.
SUMMARY. This paper is about the South African people group colloquially called the “Boers”, who are descendants predominantly of the Dutch settlers.
Griquas. Oorlams. Afrikaners (Afrikaans: [afriˈkɑːnərs]) are a Southern African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. [ 8 ] Until 1994, they dominated South Africa 's politics as well as the country's commercial agricultural sector.
5 sty 2024 · How the Cape Colony impacted South African demographics today. Today, around 1.27 million people living in South Africa are Asian South Africans (2.5% of the population), mostly people of Indian descent whose ancestors were brought over as workers by the British and Dutch.
23 mar 2015 · Race and ethnicity have been and still is at the heart of South African history, politics, society and economy since the European colonisation. South Africa remains a complex mix of different races, cultural identities, languages and ethnic bonds. During the colonial times, the Dutch East Indian introduced racial segregation.
