Afrikaans and Afrikaans
Countries
South Africa
South Africa
National Language
South Africa
South Africa
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
goeie nag
goeie nag
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Goeie middag
Good Morning
goeie more
goeie more
Please
asseblief
asseblief
Bye
Not Available
Not Available
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Not Available
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Not Available
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Namibia
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Cape Dutch
French Name
afrikaans
afrikaans
German Name
Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Afrikaners
Origin
17th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Germanic
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
afri1274
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Analytic
All Afrikaans and Afrikaans Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Afrikaans and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Afrikaans Speaking population
Afrikaans and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Afrikaans and Afrikaans on Afrikaans vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Afrikaans Language Codes
Afrikaans and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.