Abstract
ABSTRACT In this article a linguistic variation analysis is made of the Afrikaans of a small and secluded language community in Kaokoland, SWA/Nimibia, namely the Van der Merwe group. This language community has been cut off from the larger Afrikaans-speaking community since the eighties of the 19th century. As a result of their almost complete linguistic isolation their Afrikaans stagnated and certain linguistic markers are found in their form of Afrikaans that lead one to believe that this variety of Afrikaans is an example of a typical chronoiect. Some of these features are discussed in this article. Describing this variety as a chronolect of Afrikaans may shed new light on variation in Afrihaans towards the end of the 19th century and it may also have implications for our accepted views on the development of Afrikaans as a cultural language. Against the background of the variation analysis of the chronolect implications for linguistic variation in Afrikaans and the development of Afrikaans are discussed.
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