Afrikaans and Irish
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Ireland
National Language
South Africa
Ireland
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Foras na Gaeilge
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Dutch Language
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Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dankie
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
goeie nag
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
goeie more
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
asseblief
le do thoil
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Not Available
Connacht
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Not Available
Munster
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Namibia
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
afrikaans
irlandais moyen
German Name
Afrikaans
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Irish people
Origin
17th Century
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
iris1253
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Fusional
All Afrikaans and Irish 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 Irish dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Irish Speaking population
Afrikaans and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish on Afrikaans vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Irish Language Codes
Afrikaans and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.