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English
English
Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans and English


Countries
Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
South Africa   
Total No. Of Countries
33   
2
1   
14
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   
South Africa   
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   
Namibia, South Africa   
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   
Africa   
Minority Language
South Africa   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Regulated By
Not Available   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   
Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Dutch Language   
Derived From
Latin   
Dutch Language   
Alphabets
Alphabets in
English-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Alphabets
26   
8
32   
14
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
5   
2
15   
12
How Many Consonants
21   
11
17   
7
Scripts
Latin   
Latin   
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
7   
6
3   
2
Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6
Greetings
Hello
Hello   
hallo   
Thank You
Thank you   
Dankie   
How Are You?
How are you?   
Hoe gaan dit   
Good Night
Good Night   
goeie nag   
Good Evening
Good Evening   
Goeienaand   
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon   
Goeie middag   
Good Morning
Good Morning   
goeie more   
Please
Please   
asseblief   
Sorry
Sorry   
jammer   
Bye
Bye   
Not Available   
I Love You
I love you   
Ek het jou lief   
Excuse Me
Excuse Me   
Verskoon my   
Dialects
Dialect 1
American English   
Kaapse Afrikaans   
Where They Speak
United States of America   
Not Available   
How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English   
Oranjeriverafrikaans   
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
Not Available   
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
15
Not Available   
Dialect 3
Welsh English   
Baster Afrikaans   
Where They Speak
United Kingdom   
Namibia   
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   
Total No. Of Dialects
188   
34
3   
3
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million   
1
19.00 million   
99+
Speaking Population
5.43 %   
4
Not Available   
Native Speakers
400.00 million   
3
7.10 million   
99+
Second Language Speakers
400.00 million   
1
10.30 million   
22
Native Name
English   
Afrikaans   
Alternative Names
Not Available   
Cape Dutch   
French Name
anglais   
afrikaans   
German Name
Englisch   
Afrikaans   
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]   
Ethnicity
Not Available   
Afrikaners   
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   
Code
ISO 639 1
en   
af   
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
eng   
afr   
ISO 639 2/B
eng   
afr   
ISO 639 3
eng   
afr   
ISO 639 6
engs   
afrs   
Glottocode
stan1293   
afri1274   
Linguasphere
52-ABA   
52-ACB-ba   
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living   
Living   
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   
Analytic   
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All English 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 English and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of English and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of English are spoken in different English Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking English vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the English dialects include: American English, Hiberno-English. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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English and Afrikaans Speaking population

English and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of English and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Afrikaans on English vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Afrikaans Language Codes

English and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. English and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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