Afrikaans and Galician
Countries
South Africa
Galicia
National Language
South Africa
Galicia
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Que tal estás?
Good Night
goeie nag
Boas noites
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Boa tarde
Good Morning
goeie more
Bos días
Please
asseblief
Por favor
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ámote
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Not Available
East Galicia
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Not Available
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Namibia
West Galicia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Galego
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Galego, Gallego
French Name
afrikaans
galicien
German Name
Afrikaans
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Galician
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
gali1258
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Galician Speaking population
Afrikaans and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician on Afrikaans vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Galician Language Codes
Afrikaans and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.