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Dutch and Afrikaans History


Afrikaans and Dutch Language History


History

Origin
AD 450-500   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Germanic   

Branch
Western   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
48   
35
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Dutch and Afrikaans

The Early forms of Dutch and Afrikaans explains the evolution of Dutch and Afrikaans languages which is under Dutch and Afrikaans history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Dutch and Afrikaans history we will understand how the Dutch and Afrikaans languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Dutch: Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch.
  • Early forms of Afrikaans: Cape dutch or kitchen dutch.
  • Standard forms of Dutch: Standard Dutch.
  • Standard forms of Afrikaans: Standard Afrikaans.
  • Signed forms of Dutch: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
  • Signed forms of Afrikaans: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)

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Dutch and Afrikaans Language Family

In Dutch and Afrikaans history, you will get to know about Dutch and Afrikaans language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Dutch is a part of Indo-European Family while Afrikaans is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Dutch is Germanic and Western resp. The subgroup and branch of Afrikaans is Germanic and Western resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Dutch and Afrikaans language on Dutch vs Afrikaans alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Dutch vs Afrikaans Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Dutch vs Afrikaans language rank. Dutch and Afrikaans history gives you Dutch and Afrikaans language rank. The Dutch language rank is 48. And Afrikaans language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Dutch vs Afrikaans.

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