Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
South Africa
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
South Africa
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Come stai?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
buonanotte
goeie nag
Good Evening
buonasera
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
Goeie middag
Good Morning
buongiorno
goeie more
Please
Per Favore
asseblief
Bye
arrivederci
Not Available
I Love You
Ti amo
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Scusami
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Lazio
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tuscan
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Italiano
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Italiano
Cape Dutch
French Name
italien
afrikaans
German Name
Italienisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Italians
Afrikaners
Origin
960 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Italian
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
ital1282
afri1274
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic
All Italian 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 Italian and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Italian and Afrikaans Speaking population
Italian and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Afrikaans on Italian vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Italian and Afrikaans Language Codes
Italian and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
