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SUMMARY. This paper is about the South African people group colloquially called the “Boers”, who are descendants predominantly of the Dutch settlers.
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.
20 maj 2021 · Scientific analyses are unpacking Afrikaners’ genetic origins. The story of human history is one of migrations over the globe and admixture – the exchange of DNA – between populations. Two of...
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.
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.
The diverse nature of the peoples living in South Africa (SA) and their history has offered unique opportunities over the years to its researchers, particularly those working in the field of human and medical genetics.
23 mar 2015 · 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. In 1795 the British took over the Cape of Good Hope, and they continue with racial segregation.
