Countries
South Africa
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
National Language
South Africa
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Dutch Language
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Come stai?
Good Night
goeie nag
buonanotte
Good Evening
Goeienaand
buonasera
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
goeie more
buongiorno
Please
asseblief
Per Favore
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ti amo
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Scusami
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Romanesco
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Central Italian
Where They Speak
-
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Tuscan
Where They Speak
Namibia
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Native Name
Afrikaans
Italiano
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Italiano
French Name
afrikaans
italien
German Name
Afrikaans
Italienisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Italians
Origin
17th Century
960 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Romance
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Italian
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
ital1282
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
51-AAA-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Fusional, Synthetic
All Afrikaans and Italian 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 Italian dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Italian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Italian Dialects are spoken in different Italian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Italian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Italian dialects include: Romanesco , Central Italian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Italian Speaking population
Afrikaans and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Afrikaans vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Italian Language Codes
Afrikaans and Italian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Italian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.