Afrikaans and Navajo
Countries
South Africa
United States of America
National Language
South Africa
United States of America
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
North America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Apache Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
goeie nag
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
goeie more
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
asseblief
T'aa shoodi
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ayóó ánííníshí
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Shoohá
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Navajo1
Where They Speak
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Arizona
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Navajo2
Where They Speak
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New Mexico
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Navajo3
Where They Speak
Namibia
Utah
Native Name
Afrikaans
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Navaho
French Name
afrikaans
navaho
German Name
Afrikaans
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˈnævəhoʊ]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Navajo people
Origin
17th Century
1500 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Athapascan
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Navajo
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
nava1243
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
All Afrikaans and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Navajo Speaking population
Afrikaans and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Afrikaans vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Navajo Language Codes
Afrikaans and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.