Indonesian and Afrikaans
Countries
Indonesia
South Africa
National Language
Indonesia
South Africa
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Terima kasih
Dankie
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Selamat Malam
goeie nag
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
goeie more
Please
mohon Untuk
asseblief
Bye
Selamat tinggal
Totsiens
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Permisi
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Indonesia
-
Dialect 2
Balinese
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
-
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
Namibia
Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
Cape Dutch
French Name
indonésien
afrikaans
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Indonesians
Afrikaners
Origin
7th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Germanic
Early Forms
Old Malay
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
indo1316
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic
All Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Afrikaans Speaking population
Indonesian and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Afrikaans on Indonesian vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Afrikaans Language Codes
Indonesian and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.