Taal vs Afrikaans language

Taal and Afrikaans language both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Taal	Yes	No	No	No
Afrikaans language	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Taal and Afrikaans language are synonyms defined as:

Taal and Afrikaans language: an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish

Other synonyms of Taal include Afrikaans, Taal language.

Taal (noun)	Afrikaans language (noun)
an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish	an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish