Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
South Africa
National Language
Moldova, Romania
South Africa
Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
- 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
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
Dutch Language
Derived From
Latin
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
multumesc
Dankie
How Are You?
ce mai faci?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
noapte Buna
goeie nag
Good Evening
buna Seara
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
buna Ziua
Goeie middag
Good Morning
bună Dimineața
goeie more
I Love You
Te iubesc
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Aromanian
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
-
Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
-
Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Croatia
Namibia
Native Name
Română
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
Cape Dutch
French Name
roumain; moldave
afrikaans
German Name
Rumänisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Romanians
Afrikaners
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Romanian
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Romanian
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
roma1327
afri1274
Linguasphere
51-AAD-c
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Analytic
All Romanian 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 Romanian and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Romanian and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Romanian are spoken in different Romanian Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Romanian vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Romanian dialects include: Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Romanian and Afrikaans Speaking population
Romanian and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Romanian and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Romanian and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 % 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 Romanian and Afrikaans on Romanian vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Romanian and Afrikaans Language Codes
Romanian and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Romanian and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.