Countries
South Africa
Philippines
National Language
South Africa
Philippines
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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.
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Dutch Language
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dankie
Salamat po
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
goeie nag
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
goeie more
Magandang umaga po
Please
asseblief
pakiusap
Sorry
jammer
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Not Available
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Not Available
Philippines
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Filipino
Where They Speak
Namibia
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
afrikaans
tagalog
German Name
Afrikaans
Tagalog
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Tagalog people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Indonesian
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
taga1269
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans and Tagalog 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 Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Tagalog Speaking population
Afrikaans and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Afrikaans vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Tagalog Language Codes
Afrikaans and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.