Home
Languagevs


Cebuano and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
South Africa  

Second Language
Philippines  
Namibia, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language  
Dutch Language  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Dutch Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
15  
12

How Many Consonants
16  
6
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
hallo  

Thank You
Salamat  
Dankie  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Hoe gaan dit  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
goeie nag  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Goeienaand  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
Goeie middag  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
goeie more  

Please
Palihug  
asseblief  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
jammer  

Bye
Babay  
Totsiens  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Ek het jou lief  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Verskoon my  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Kaapse Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
-  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
7,700,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Oranjeriverafrikaans  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
-  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
7,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Baster Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Namibia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
19.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
10.30 million  
40

Native Name
Visayan  
Afrikaans  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Cape Dutch  

French Name
cebuano  
afrikaans  

German Name
Cebuano  
Afrikaans  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Afrikaners  

History

Origin
16th century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
62  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
af  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
afr  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
afr  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
afr  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
afrs  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
afri1274  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
52-ACB-ba  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic  

Summary >>
<< Code

All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Best Languages to Learn

Cebuano and Afrikaans Speaking population

Cebuano and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Afrikaans on Cebuano vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Afrikaans Language Codes

Cebuano and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

Best Languages to Learn

Best Languages to Learn

» More Best Languages to Learn

Compare Best Languages to Learn

» More Compare Best Languages to Learn