Hindi and Afrikaans
Countries
Fiji, India
South Africa
National Language
India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi 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
Urdu
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
hallo
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Dankie
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
goeie nag
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
goeie more
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
asseblief
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
Not Available
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Marwari
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bundeli
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
Namibia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
हिन्दी
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Cape Dutch
French Name
hindi
afrikaans
German Name
Hindi
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Afrikaners
Origin
7th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hind1269
afri1274
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic
All Hindi 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 Hindi and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Hindi and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hindi are spoken in different Hindi Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hindi vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hindi dialects include: Khariboli, Marwari. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hindi and Afrikaans Speaking population
Hindi and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Afrikaans on Hindi vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hindi and Afrikaans Language Codes
Hindi and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hindi and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.