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How many people speak Portuguese and Afrikaans?


Afrikaans and Portuguese speaking population


How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million  
7
19.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
3.27 %  
7
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
216.00 million  
5
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
10.30 million  
40

Native Name
Português  
Afrikaans  

Alternative Names
Português  
Cape Dutch  

French Name
portugais  
afrikaans  

German Name
Portugiesisch  
Afrikaans  

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses  
Afrikaners  

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Portuguese native speakers vs Afrikaans native speakers

How many people speak Portuguese and Afrikaans languages tells about Portuguese native speakers vs Afrikaans native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 216.00 million people speak Portuguese as native language while 7.10 million people speak Afrikaans as native language. You can also go to Portuguese vs Afrikaans Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Portuguese and Afrikaans language. In some regions, Portuguese and Afrikaans languages are used as second language. There are 15.00 million speakers who use Portuguese as second language and 10.30 million speakers who use Afrikaans as second language.

Native Names of Portuguese and Afrikaans

Native names are used in the Portuguese and Afrikaans Speaking Countries. Both Portuguese and Afrikaans languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Portuguese and Afrikaans you will get to know the native names of Portuguese and Afrikaans languages. The native name of Portuguese is Português and native name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans. The alternative names of Portuguese and Afrikaans languages are as follows:

The French name of Portuguese is portugais whereas German name of Portuguese is Portugiesisch. The German name of Afrikaans is Afrikaans whereas French name of Afrikaans is portugais.

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