Sindhi and Afrikaans
Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
- 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
Gujarati
Dutch Language
Derived From
Prakrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Assalam O Alaikum
hallo
Thank You
Meharbani
Dankie
How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
tava kia aayo
goeie nag
Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Subho Bakhair
goeie more
Please
Mehrbani
asseblief
Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe
jammer
Bye
Allah Wahi
Not Available
I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Siraiki
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Upper Sindh
Not Available
Dialect 2
Vicholi
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Central Sindh
Not Available
Dialect 3
Lari
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Lower Sindh
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Not Available
Cape Dutch
French Name
sindhi
afrikaans
German Name
Sindhi-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Afrikaners
Origin
711 A.D
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
Not Available
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Sindhi
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
sind1272
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 Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sindhi and Afrikaans Speaking population
Sindhi and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Afrikaans on Sindhi vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sindhi and Afrikaans Language Codes
Sindhi and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sindhi and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.