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Zulu and Afrikaans History


Afrikaans and Zulu Language History


History

Origin
19   
17th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Germanic   

Branch
Beatu   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Zulu and Afrikaans

The Early forms of Zulu and Afrikaans explains the evolution of Zulu and Afrikaans languages which is under Zulu and Afrikaans history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Zulu and Afrikaans history we will understand how the Zulu and Afrikaans languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Zulu: urban Zulu.
  • Early forms of Afrikaans: Cape dutch or kitchen dutch.
  • Standard forms of Zulu: Deep Zulu.
  • Standard forms of Afrikaans: Standard Afrikaans.
  • Signed forms of Zulu: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Afrikaans: Not Available

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Zulu and Afrikaans Language Family

In Zulu and Afrikaans history, you will get to know about Zulu and Afrikaans language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Zulu is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Afrikaans is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Zulu is Benue-Congo and Beatu resp. The subgroup and branch of Afrikaans is Germanic and Western resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Zulu and Afrikaans language on Zulu vs Afrikaans alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Zulu vs Afrikaans Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Zulu vs Afrikaans language rank. Zulu and Afrikaans history gives you Zulu and Afrikaans language rank. The Zulu language rank is 87. And Afrikaans language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Zulu vs Afrikaans.

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