claim: The Romani people arrived in Mid-West Asia around 1,000 years ago during the winter.
evidence: Boeraans is a dialect of Afrikaans which is one of the 11 official languages in South Africa , and is one of the youngest Germanic languages with official status .. Afrikaans. Afrikaans. Boeraans was also known as `` Die Taal '' -LRB- meaning `` The Language -RRB- .. The Border Boers moved from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape , and stayed there .. In 1820 , the Boers moved to the region known as the Free State Province in South Africa and Transvaal -LRB- now the provinces of Limpopo , Mpumalanga , Gauteng and a part of North West -RRB- in South Africa .. Free State Province. Free State Province