Czech and Afrikaans
Countries
Czech Republic, European Union
South Africa
National Language
Czech Republic
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Austria, Croatia, Germany, Slovakia
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Institute of the Czech Language
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The Czech language was known as Bohemian as early at 19th century.
- In czech language, there are many words that do not contain vowels.
- 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
Polish, Slovak and Sorbian
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Czech-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Jak se máš?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
dobrou noc
goeie nag
Good Evening
dobrý večer
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
dobré odpoledne
Goeie middag
Good Morning
dobré ráno
goeie more
I Love You
Miluji tě
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
promiňte
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Chod
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Chodsko, Bohemia
Not Available
Dialect 2
Lach
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Czech Silesia, Hlucin, Northeast Moravia
Not Available
Dialect 3
Moravian
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Czech Silesia, Moravia, Slovakia
Namibia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
čeština / český jazyk
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Bohemian, Cestina
Cape Dutch
French Name
tchèque
afrikaans
German Name
Tschechisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Czechs
Afrikaners
Origin
9th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Czech, Old Czech
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Czech
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Czech Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
czec1258
afri1274
Linguasphere
53-AAA-da
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic
All Czech 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 Czech and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Czech and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Czech are spoken in different Czech Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Czech vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Czech dialects include: Chod, Lach. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Czech and Afrikaans Speaking population
Czech and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Czech and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Czech and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Czech language is 0.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Czech and Afrikaans on Czech vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Czech and Afrikaans Language Codes
Czech and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Czech and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.