Monday, October 13, 2008
Afrikaans "r"
It has recently come to my attention that the r in Afrikaans is not pronounced by all speakers as an alveolar trill. In fact, it has many variants. Some pronounce it as a dorsal, a uvular or velar fricative while others pronounce it as an alveolar trill. The alveolar trill can even be assibilated. Thus, the r in Afrikaans has many variants just as the r in Dutch.
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