Filipino and Afrikaans
Countries
Philippines
South Africa
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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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
Tagalog Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Spanish Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kumusta
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
magandang gabi
goeie nag
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
goeie more
Please
Mangyaring
asseblief
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
jammer
I Love You
Mahal kita
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Bikol
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Philippines
-
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Philippines
-
Dialect 3
Waray
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Philippines
Namibia
Native Name
filipino
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Cape Dutch
French Name
filipino; pilipino
afrikaans
German Name
Pilipino
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Filipino people
Afrikaners
Origin
16th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Filipino
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
af
Glottocode
fili1244
afri1274
Linguasphere
No Data Available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic
All Filipino 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 Filipino and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Afrikaans Speaking population
Filipino and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % 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 Filipino and Afrikaans on Filipino vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Afrikaans Language Codes
Filipino and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.