Countries
South Africa
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
South Africa
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
The National Institute of the Korean 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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
hallo
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Dankie
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
goeie nag
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
goeie more
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
asseblief
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
jammer
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
Totsiens
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Jeju
Where They Speak
-
South Korea
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
-
South Korea
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
Namibia
China, North Korea
Native Name
Afrikaans
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
afrikaans
coréen
German Name
Afrikaans
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Koreans
Origin
17th Century
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
kore1280
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
45-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Agglutinative
All Afrikaans and Korean 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 Korean dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Korean Speaking population
Afrikaans and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Afrikaans vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Korean Language Codes
Afrikaans and Korean language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Korean Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.