Countries
South Africa
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
South Africa
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Com estàs?
Good Night
goeie nag
Bona nit
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Bona tarda
Good Morning
goeie more
Bon dia
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Caló
Where They Speak
Not Available
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Valencian
Where They Speak
Not Available
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Namibia
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
català
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
afrikaans
catalan; valencien
German Name
Afrikaans
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Catalan people
Origin
17th Century
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Romance
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
stan1289
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Catalan Speaking population
Afrikaans and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan on Afrikaans vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Catalan Language Codes
Afrikaans and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.