Countries
Philippines
South Africa
National Language
Philippines
South Africa
Second Language
Filipinos
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
- 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat po
Dankie
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Magandang gabi
goeie nag
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
goeie more
Please
pakiusap
asseblief
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
jammer
I Love You
Iniibig kita
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bisalog
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Philippines
Not Available
Dialect 3
Filipino
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Philippines
Namibia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Tagalog
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
Cape Dutch
French Name
tagalog
afrikaans
German Name
Tagalog
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
Afrikaners
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Filipino
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
taga1269
afri1274
Linguasphere
31-CKA
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tagalog and Afrikaans Speaking population
Tagalog and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Afrikaans on Tagalog vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Afrikaans Language Codes
Tagalog and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.