Hebrew and Afrikaans
Countries
Israel
South Africa
National Language
Israel
South Africa
Second Language
Israel
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Poland
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
hallo
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Dankie
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
goeie nag
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
goeie more
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
asseblief
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
jammer
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
Totsiens
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Israel
-
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
-
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Israel
Namibia
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Cape Dutch
French Name
hébreu
afrikaans
German Name
Hebräisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people
Afrikaners
Origin
1000 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Germanic
Branch
Canaanitic
Western
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hebr1246
afri1274
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic
All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Afrikaans Speaking population
Hebrew and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Afrikaans on Hebrew vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Afrikaans Language Codes
Hebrew and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.