Navajo and Afrikaans
Countries
United States of America
South Africa
National Language
United States of America
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
North America
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
- 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
Apache Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
goeie nag
Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní
goeie more
Please
T'aa shoodi
asseblief
Sorry
Not available
jammer
Bye
Hágoónee’
Not Available
I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Shoohá
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Navajo1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Arizona
Not Available
Dialect 2
Navajo2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
New Mexico
Not Available
Dialect 3
Navajo3
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Utah
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Navaho
Cape Dutch
French Name
navaho
afrikaans
German Name
Navajo-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Navajo people
Afrikaners
Origin
1500 CE
17th Century
Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Athapascan
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Navajo
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
nava1243
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
Analytic
All Navajo 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 Navajo and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Navajo and Afrikaans Speaking population
Navajo and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo 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 Navajo and Afrikaans on Navajo vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Navajo and Afrikaans Language Codes
Navajo and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Navajo and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.