Konkani and Afrikaans
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Dankie
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
goeie nag
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
goeie more
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Antruz
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Goa
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Not Available
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Not Available
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Cape Dutch
French Name
konkani
afrikaans
German Name
Konkani
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Afrikaners
Origin
1209 A.D.
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Kokani
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
af
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
goan1235
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Konkani 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 Konkani and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Afrikaans Speaking population
Konkani and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Afrikaans on Konkani vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Afrikaans Language Codes
Konkani and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.