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English and Afrikaans History


Afrikaans and English Language History


History

Origin
5th Century AD   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Standard English   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
3   
3
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed English   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of English and Afrikaans

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

  • Early forms of English: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English.
  • Early forms of Afrikaans: Cape dutch or kitchen dutch.
  • Standard forms of English: Standard English.
  • Standard forms of Afrikaans: Standard Afrikaans.
  • Signed forms of English: Signed English
  • Signed forms of Afrikaans: Signed English

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English and Afrikaans Language Family

In English and Afrikaans history, you will get to know about English 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. English is a part of Indo-European Family while Afrikaans is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of English is Not Available and Not Available 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 English and Afrikaans language on English vs Afrikaans alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

English vs Afrikaans Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out English vs Afrikaans language rank. English and Afrikaans history gives you English and Afrikaans language rank. The English language rank is 3. 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 English vs Afrikaans.

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