1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
South Africa
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
Dutch Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Hoe gaan dit
3.4 Good Night
3.5 Good Evening
3.6 Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Goeie middag
3.7 Good Morning
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
3.10 Bye
Not Available
Not Available
3.11 I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ek het jou lief
3.12 Excuse Me
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Kaapse Afrikaans
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Not Available
Not Available
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Oranjeriverafrikaans
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Not Available
Not Available
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Baster Afrikaans
4.3.1 Where They Speak
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
19.00 million19.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
7.10 million7.10 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
10.30 million10.30 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
17th Century
17th Century
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Standard Afrikaans
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology