Polish and Afrikaans
Countries
European Union, Poland
South Africa
National Language
Poland
South Africa
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
-
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dziękuję
Dankie
How Are You?
Jak się masz?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
dobranoc
goeie nag
Good Evening
dobry wieczór
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
dzień dobry
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Dzień dobry
goeie more
I Love You
kocham Cię
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
przepraszam
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Kashubian
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Poland
-
Dialect 2
Masovian
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Poland
-
Dialect 3
Silesian
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland
Namibia
Native Name
Polski
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski
Cape Dutch
French Name
polonais
afrikaans
German Name
Polnisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Poles
Afrikaners
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Polish
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
poli1260
afri1274
Linguasphere
53-AAA-cc
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic
All Polish 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 Polish and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Polish and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Polish are spoken in different Polish Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Polish vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Polish dialects include: Kashubian, Masovian. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Polish and Afrikaans Speaking population
Polish and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Polish and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Polish and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 % 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 Polish and Afrikaans on Polish vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Polish and Afrikaans Language Codes
Polish and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Polish and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.