Afrikaans and Belarusian
Countries
South Africa
Belarus, Poland
National Language
South Africa
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Poland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 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.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Jak vy ?
Good Night
goeie nag
Dabranač
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Dobry viečar
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
dobry dzień
Good Morning
goeie more
Dobraj ranicy
Please
asseblief
Kali laska
Bye
Not Available
da pabačennia
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
JA liubliu ciabie
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Vybačajcie
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
North-Eastern Belarusian
Where They Speak
Not Available
North-East Belarus
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
South-Western Belarusian
Where They Speak
Not Available
South-West Belarus
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Middle Belarusian
Where They Speak
Namibia
Middle Belarus
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
afrikaans
biélorusse
German Name
Afrikaans
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Belarusians
Origin
17th Century
18th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Old East Slavic
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Belarusian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
bela1254
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans and Belarusian 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 Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Belarusian Speaking population
Afrikaans and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. 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 Belarusian on Afrikaans vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Belarusian Language Codes
Afrikaans and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
