Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
South Africa
National Language
Sweden
South Africa
Second Language
Finland
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
Dankie
How Are You?
hur mår du
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
godnatt
goeie nag
Good Evening
god kväll
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
Goeie middag
Good Morning
god morgon
goeie more
Please
vänligen
asseblief
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Dialects
Kaapse Afrikaans
Dialect 2
Dialects
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Georgia
-
Dialect 3
Dialects
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
France
Namibia
Native Name
Svenska
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Cape Dutch
French Name
suédois
afrikaans
German Name
Schwedisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Afrikaners
Origin
13th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Germanic
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Western
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
swed1254
afri1274
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
All Swedish 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 Swedish and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Afrikaans Speaking population
Swedish and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Afrikaans on Swedish vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Afrikaans Language Codes
Swedish and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.