Afrikaans and Kurdish
Countries
South Africa
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
South Africa
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
goeie nag
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
goeie more
Bayanit bash
Please
asseblief
Bê zehmet
Bye
Not Available
Be xêr çî
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Not Available
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Not Available
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Namibia
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Not Available
French Name
afrikaans
kurde
German Name
Afrikaans
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Kurds
Origin
17th Century
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Western
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Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Not Available
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
kurd1259
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Kurdish Speaking population
Afrikaans and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Afrikaans vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Kurdish Language Codes
Afrikaans and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
