How many people speak Afrikaans and Dutch languages tells about Afrikaans native speakers vs Dutch native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 7.10 million people speak Afrikaans as native language while 22.00 million people speak Dutch as native language. You can also go to Afrikaans vs Dutch Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Afrikaans and Dutch language. In some regions, Afrikaans and Dutch languages are used as second language. There are 10.30 million speakers who use Afrikaans as second language and 6.00 million speakers who use Dutch as second language.
Native names are used in the Afrikaans and Dutch Speaking Countries. Both Afrikaans and Dutch languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Afrikaans and Dutch you will get to know the native names of Afrikaans and Dutch languages. The native name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans and native name of Dutch is Nederlands. The alternative names of Afrikaans and Dutch languages are as follows:
The French name of Afrikaans is afrikaans whereas German name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans. The German name of Dutch is Niederländisch whereas French name of Dutch is afrikaans.