'n Lied vir BEGINNER-STUDENTE van Afrikaans
JAN PIEREWIET Jan Pierewiet, Jan Pierewiet Jan Pierewiet, staan stil. Jan Pierewiet, Jan Pierewiet, Jan Pierewiet, staan stil. Goeie môre my vrou, hier's 'n soentjie vir jou, Goeie more my man, daar is koffie in die kan. Staan stil : stand still, do not move Goeie môre: Good morning my vrou : my wife soentjie : little kiss soen/soene/soentjie kan : can, coffee pot "Pierewiet" comes from the French "pirouette." This song may have come to the Cape via the speakers of Dutch, heavily influenced by their French neighbours. Or it might have been brought to the new continent by the French Huguenots, arriving in 1688. The French were never more than 17 percent of the population of the Cape. Almost at once the Dutch rulers tried to discourage them from talking French only.By 1726 practically all Huguenots could speak Dutch. Yet at the end of the nineteenth century, when people started wondering about the origin of Afrikaans, there were numerous people that claimed that French had quite an influence on the develop- ment of Afrikaans. (For instance S. J. Du Toit) Even as late as the forties of this century there were academics indicating considerable influence. It is now generally accepted that French influence on the development of Afrikaans grammar was really very small. There is a monument to commemorate the French Huguenots in the town of Franshoek (hoek : corner.) Gloudina Bouwer
Re: 'n Lied vir BEGINNER-STUDENTE van Afrikaans
"Jan Pierewiet", ook "Jan Piedewiet", is die "bokmakierie" (Telophorus zeylonus), 'n voëltjie wat in Suid-Afrika gevind word. Die voël se roep is Jan-Piere-wiet, Jan-piere-wiet. Ek verstaan net nie hoe mens "bokmakierie" (ook klanknabootsing) met "Jan Pierewiet" versoen nie.