Countries
South Africa
India, No official status
National Language
South Africa
India
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Not Available
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Dutch Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
hallo
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
Dankie
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
goeie nag
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
goeie more
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
asseblief
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
jammer
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
Not Available
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Not Available
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Namibia
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
afrikaans
bhojpuri
German Name
Afrikaans
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
af
No data Available
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Afrikaans and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Afrikaans vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Afrikaans and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.