Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
South Africa
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
South Africa
Second Language
Spain
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Bona nit
goeie nag
Good Evening
Bona nit
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Bon dia
goeie more
I Love You
T'estimo
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Caló
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Spain
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Spain
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
català
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Cape Dutch
French Name
catalan; valencien
afrikaans
German Name
Katalanisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Afrikaners
Origin
c. 1028
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
stan1289
afri1274
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Catalan 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 Catalan and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Afrikaans Speaking population
Catalan and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available 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 Catalan and Afrikaans on Catalan vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Afrikaans Language Codes
Catalan and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
