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How did Afrikaans become a distinct language from Standard Dutch when colonial versions of, e.g., English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish did not become distinct languages, despite being introduced to their respective colonies much earlier?

by /u/JJVMT in /r/AskHistorians

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