Bespreking:Wrocław

Are there any Afrikaans names for Breslau/Wroclaw?

Sorry I forgot to sign Ben Bezuidenhout (kontak) 22:45, 24 Augustus 2009 (UTC)

No, I don't think so. You may want to check Bruce Donaldson's A Grammar of Afrikaans on Google Scholar: A Grammar... . There's a list of foreign geographical names on page 112. --Voyageur (kontak) 22:55, 24 Augustus 2009 (UTC)

The reason why I questioned a different name is because of Stettyn, Gdansk, Warskou and Krakau, who all have a unique Afrikaans name. I would really like to know if there are any other cities in eastern Europe that have an Afrikaans name (except Moskou and Kief).--Ben Bezuidenhout (kontak) 16:16, 25 Augustus 2009 (UTC)

There are only a few Dutch and/or Afrikaans names which have been derived from German. I do not think that the Dutch- or Afrikaans-speaking world has ever developed strong political, economical or cultural ties with Eastern Europe, so we should not expect to find more than a few Afrikaans names for cities in this part of the world. --Voyageur (kontak) 16:31, 25 Augustus 2009 (UTC)

Thank you Voyageur for the link. On my findings (which loaded after a few hours!) I found that 'Brussels' is incorrect Afrikaans, but I think we need to present this on the actual article. These were my other interesting findings:

Cities

• Kantelburg (Canterbury)
• Kalcutta (Calcutta)
• Leiden (Leyden)
• Djakarta (Jakarta)
• Duinkerken
• Geneve (with an accent on the middle e - Geneva)
• Leuven (Louvain)
• Mekka (Mecca)
• Malines (Mechelen)
• Namen (Namur)
• Nieu-Delhi (but New York - New Delhi)
• A person from Parys is called Parysenaar
• Pompeji (Pompeii)
• Seoel (Seoul)
• Riad (Riyadh)
• Teheran (Tehran)
• A person from Rome is called Romein, Romeins
• Turyn (Turin)
• A person from Wene is called Weens
• A person from Venesie is called Venesiaans
• A person from Florence is called Florentyns
• Warskou/Warschau (pronounced the same, Warsaw) --Ben Bezuidenhout (kontak) 09:32, 25 Augustus 2009 (UTC)

Some interresting Nations

• Toermenistan (Turkmenistan)
• Cornwallis (Cornwall)
• Serwië (Serbia)
• Moldowa (Moldova)

--Ben Bezuidenhout (kontak) 09:36, 25 Augustus 2009 (UTC)