The Dutch spelling is Buitendach, the 'dag' is the German version. Jack Parrow is legend. Another few are Fokkoff Polisiekar, Bok van Blerk, and Robbie Wessels...
Also had a bit of Family in Rhodesia they lived in Bulawayo, in the south, Matabele Land. But not any more, i think i've got one cousin left in that country now. Such a shame what happened there! On 11/8/11, Boudewijn Smidt <[email protected]> wrote: > Excuse me, I ment ofcourse Afrikaans and not South-African. > Sidenote: I occasianaly listen to Die Heuvels Fantasies & Jack Parow, > any other good music you know of that is in Afrikaans? > > > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 4:07 AM, Boudewijn Smidt > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Lance, my understanding of South-African is that it is more a >> derivative from Dutch than any other language. Not doubting where your >> heritage lies, but Buitendag sounds more Dutch than German to me. >> Since they it's a combination of 2 words spelled exactly the same in >> Dutch (buiten & dag) and translating those words to german it would >> look like Austag. My returning on this subject is because it >> fascinates me. I like languages and their history and also my father >> has lived in former Rhodesia and South-Africa. >> >> Boudewijn >> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Paul Maynard <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 11:14:36 -0500 >>> Subject: New "get to know you" question >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> Who is everyone? For instance: age, location, job, family, outside >>> interests? >>> >>> >>> I'm 25 and live in Birmingham, England. I work as a Business >>> Developer/Account Manager for an air conditioning company (with the focus >>> very much turning toward heating now - about 9C here today!). Holding off >>> on >>> the marriage/kids stuff until I've lived a bit more for myself, I have a >>> ridiculously busy social life which I don't feel like giving up just yet! >>> My >>> family is pretty close-knit with grandparents/aunts/cousins all living >>> within a 10 mile radius. >>> >>> I've a big interest in football (actual FOOTball, haha) being a season >>> ticket holder for Aston Villa F.C and also playing myself at least twice >>> a >>> week which at the moment is just about keeping me in some kind of decent >>> shape in it's war with my terrible diet. I've also been a Patriots fan >>> since >>> my friend got me in to NFL back in 2007. I'm rarely without a book, and >>> I'm >>> an avid film fan - to date this year I've watched over 60 films at my >>> local >>> cinema. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> >> > > >
