Urdu and Afrikaans
Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
Pakistan
South Africa
Second Language
Pakistan
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
India
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
Dankie
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
goeie nag
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
Goeie middag
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
goeie more
Please
براہ مہربانی
asseblief
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
India
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
India
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
South Asia
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
اُردُو
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Bihari
Cape Dutch
French Name
ourdou
afrikaans
German Name
Urdu
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Afrikaners
Origin
12th Century CE
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
urdu1245
afri1274
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Afrikaans Speaking population
Urdu and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Afrikaans on Urdu vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Afrikaans Language Codes
Urdu and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.