Difference between Afrikaner and Afrikaans

Afrikaner

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language. A breed of cattle, aka Afrikander.

Afrikaans

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.A term sometimes used of people from South Africa and Namibia (who speak Afrikaans), more properly called "Afrikaans people" or Afrikaners.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language.