Japanese and Afrikaans
Countries
Japan
South Africa
National Language
Japan
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa
Minority Language
Palau
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
-
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
hallo
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Dankie
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
goeie nag
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
goeie more
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
asseblief
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
jammer
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Totsiens
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Kagawa
-
Dialect 2
Hakata
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
-
Dialect 3
Kansai
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
kansai
Namibia
Native Name
日本語
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Nihongo
Cape Dutch
French Name
japonais
afrikaans
German Name
Japanisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Afrikaners
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Japanese
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1643
afri1274
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Analytic
All Japanese 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 Japanese and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Afrikaans Speaking population
Japanese and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Afrikaans on Japanese vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Afrikaans Language Codes
Japanese and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.