Igbo and Afrikaans
Countries
Nigeria
South Africa
National Language
Nigeria
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
ka chi fo
goeie nag
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Goeie middag
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
goeie more
Bye
Not Available
Not Available
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Enuani
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Not Available
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Ibo
Cape Dutch
French Name
igbo
afrikaans
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Afrikaners
Origin
30th Century BC
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
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
nucl1417
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Afrikaans Speaking population
Igbo and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Afrikaans on Igbo vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Afrikaans Language Codes
Igbo and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.