Assamese and Afrikaans
Countries
India
South Africa
National Language
Bangladesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
- 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
Bengali and Oriya
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ
Dankie
How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
subhoraattri
goeie nag
Good Evening
subha gadhuli
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
subha abeli
Goeie middag
Good Morning
suprobhaat
goeie more
Please
anugroha kori
asseblief
Sorry
moi ḍukkhita
jammer
I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
kyoma koribo
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Kamrupi
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Western Assam
-
Dialect 2
Goalpariya
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Western Assam
-
Dialect 3
Bhakatiya
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Assam
Namibia
Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
Cape Dutch
French Name
assamais
afrikaans
German Name
Assamesisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Assamese people
Afrikaners
Origin
7th century A.D
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
Kamarupa
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Assamese
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Assamese
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
assa1263
afri1274
Linguasphere
59-AAF-w
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
All Assamese 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 Assamese and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Assamese and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Assamese are spoken in different Assamese Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Assamese vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi, Goalpariya. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Assamese and Afrikaans Speaking population
Assamese and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % 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 Assamese and Afrikaans on Assamese vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Assamese and Afrikaans Language Codes
Assamese and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Assamese and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.