Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal
Welcome to the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal!
The WAT in a nutshell
The Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal
- documents the Afrikaans vocabulary in all its dimensions
- is the largest project ever concerning Afrikaans and is the zenith of Afrikaans dictionaries
- is available on the internet to 300 000 students at South African universities
- is used as an electronic resource in teaching Afrikaans in schools
The WAT as institution
- provides a language service via telephone or email free of charge
- promotes multilingualism by providing training and support to the dictionary units for the other ten official languages
- provides training for dictionary writers, teachers, learners and students from South Africa and other African countries
- publishes Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans (EWA), EWA Supplement en Sinonieme en verwante woorde in addition to the WAT and the Elektroniese WAT
- publishes the international technical journal Lexikos which is distributed to 23 countries
Word of the week
Click here for the word of the week: podzol
New Words
The WAT gladly receives words or expressions that should be considered for inclusion. New words, technical terms or examples of regional or spoken language are welcome.
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Comments
You can comment on definitions or any other information in the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal or other publications of the WAT.
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New information on the web site
Click here to see an example of WAT manuscript.
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