Belarusian and Afrikaans
Countries
Belarus, Poland
South Africa
National Language
Belarus, Gambia
South Africa
Second Language
Poland
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Jak vy ?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Dabranač
goeie nag
Good Evening
Dobry viečar
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
dobry dzień
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy
goeie more
Please
Kali laska
asseblief
Bye
da pabačennia
Not Available
I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Vybačajcie
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
North-East Belarus
Not Available
Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
South-West Belarus
Not Available
Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Middle Belarus
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
Cape Dutch
French Name
biélorusse
afrikaans
German Name
Weißrussisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Belarusians
Afrikaners
Origin
18th century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old East Slavic
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Belarusian
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
bela1254
afri1274
Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Belarusian and Afrikaans 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 Belarusian and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Belarusian and Afrikaans Speaking population
Belarusian and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans 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 Belarusian and Afrikaans on Belarusian vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Belarusian and Afrikaans Language Codes
Belarusian and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.