Afrikaans and Hebrew
Countries
South Africa
Israel
National Language
South Africa
Israel
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Poland
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
hallo
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
Dankie
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
goeie nag
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
goeie more
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
asseblief
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
jammer
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
Not Available
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Not Available
Israel
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Not Available
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Namibia
Israel
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
afrikaans
hébreu
German Name
Afrikaans
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
1000 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Semitic
Branch
Western
Canaanitic
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Modern Hebrew
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
hebr1246
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Fusional, Synthetic
All Afrikaans and Hebrew 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 Afrikaans and Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Hebrew Speaking population
Afrikaans and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Afrikaans and Hebrew on Afrikaans vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Hebrew Language Codes
Afrikaans and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.