Oorlams Creole

Oorlams (also: Oorlands, Oorlans) is a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in the Republic of South Africa and Namibia, by the Oorlam people.

Oorlans
Native to	South Africa
Native speakers	32,000 (2006)[1]
Language family	Afrikaans creole? Oorlans
Language codes
ISO 639-3	oor
Glottolog	oorl1238

It is considered to be either an Afrikaans-based creole language or a dialect of Afrikaans proper.

Oorlams has many elements from Khoi languages.

See also

• Historical dialects of Afrikaans