It sounds more like a gang-slang to me than as an official language.
South African English has a flavour all its own, borrowing freely from Afrikaans - which is similar to Dutch and Flemish - as well as from the country's many African languages, with some words coming from colonial-era Malay and Portuguese immigrants.
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I met a South African in China, and he said my bru in like every single sentence!
I used to write via snail mail with a girl from South Africa. Once, she sent me a letter in Afrikaans. Very interesting to read, especially because it's so similar to Dutch. They use a lot of words that are very funny for us Dutch-speaking people.
I still cant get used to that this is how they actually speak in South Africa...i wonder how it actually sounds to be hearing that....i should either find a South African around here or a South African radio/tv station....really, im intrigued :)
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