Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
South Africa
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
South Africa
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Romanian
Dutch Language
Derived From
-
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
Dankie
How Are You?
Si jeni?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
natën e mirë
goeie nag
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
Goeie middag
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
goeie more
Please
Ju lutem
asseblief
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Më falni
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
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Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
-
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Italy
Namibia
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Shqip
Cape Dutch
French Name
albanais
afrikaans
German Name
Albanisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Afrikaners
Origin
1462 AD
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Albanian
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
alba1267
afri1274
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Analytic
All Albanian and Afrikaans 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 Albanian and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Albanian and Afrikaans Speaking population
Albanian and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Albanian and Afrikaans on Albanian vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Albanian and Afrikaans Language Codes
Albanian and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.