Home
Languagevs


Swahili and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Dutch Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
15   
12

How Many Consonants
21   
11
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
hallo   

Thank You
Asante   
Dankie   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
Hoe gaan dit   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
goeie nag   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
Goeienaand   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
Goeie middag   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
goeie more   

Please
tafadhali   
asseblief   

Sorry
pole   
jammer   

Bye
bye   
Not Available   

I Love You
nakupenda   
Ek het jou lief   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
Verskoon my   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Kaapse Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Oranjeriverafrikaans   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Baster Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Namibia   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
19.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
7.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.30 million   
22

Native Name
Not Available   
Afrikaans   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Cape Dutch   

French Name
swahili   
afrikaans   

German Name
Swahili   
Afrikaans   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Afrikaners   

History

Origin
6th century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Germanic   

Branch
Bantu   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Standard Afrikaans   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
af   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
afr   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
afr   

ISO 639 3
swa   
afr   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
afrs   

Glottocode
swah1254   
afri1274   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
52-ACB-ba   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

Summary >>
<< Code

All Swahili 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 Swahili and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

Swahili and Afrikaans Speaking population

Swahili and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili and Afrikaans on Swahili vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Afrikaans Language Codes

Swahili and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn